How to reproduce:
- Open the attached project “IN-152135”
- In the Project window, open the “Assets/Scenes/AnimatedProperty/SampleScene_AnimatedProperty” scene
- Ensure that the Inspector, Timeline and Profiler windows are visible on screen
- In the Hierarchy, select the “SuperDirector” GameObject
- In the Timeline window, select the last “Setting” clip
- Ensure that the target mode in the Profiler window is set to Edit Mode
- Drag the playhead over the “Setting” clip and observe the Profiler
Actual result: Editor performance slows down when dragging the playhead over the clip
Expected result: Editor performance does not change when dragging the playhead over the clip
Reproducible with: 1.8.1 (6000.3.23f1), 1.8.13 (6000.3.23f1), 6000.6.0b10, 6000.7.0a5
Not reproducible with: 1.8.0 (6000.3.23f1)
Reproducible on: macOS 26.5.2 (M4 Max)
Not reproducible on: No other environments tested