Change TimeLine clip display name based on parameters

Questions & Answers
1

Hi,
I would like to know if there is a way to change the text being displayed inside the clip on the Timeline editor - primarily based on set parameters - so the we can get some detail of what the clip does at a glance.
For example, it would allow the TextSwitcherClip from the PlayableSample to display what the new text that will be assigned will be.

4

You can use Clip Editor from Unity 2019.2 or higher

public class MecanimControlClippEditor : ClipEditor
{
    public override void OnClipChanged(TimelineClip clip)
    {
        var shotClip = (MecanimControlClip)clip.asset;
        if (shotClip == null)
            return;
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(shotClip.Template?.stateName))
            clip.displayName = shotClip.Template.stateName;
        else
        {
            clip.displayName = "AnimEmpty";
        }
    }
}
2

We will have a better solution out for this problem in a future release, but a workaround for doing this is overriding CreateTrackMixer() in your custom TrackAsset class. Cinemachine is doing something similar `
public override Playable CreateTrackMixer( PlayableGraph graph, GameObject go, int inputCount)
{
// Hack to set the display name of the clip to match the vcam
foreach (var c in GetClips())
{
CinemachineShot shot = (CinemachineShot)c.asset;
CinemachineVirtualCameraBase vcam = shot.VirtualCamera.Resolve(graph.GetResolver());
if (vcam != null)
c.displayName = vcam.Name;
}

        var mixer = ScriptPlayable<CinemachineMixer>.Create(graph);
        mixer.SetInputCount(inputCount);
        return mixer;
    }

`

3

Works like a charm , thanks a bunch!