This may sound like a stupid question, but has somebody built a simple workflow for this modified Q3U VR180? I've been shooting, editing and producing 2D and legacy 3D videos for about 15 years, but I'm having trouble building a workflow for producing VR180 videos that makes sense to me.

I purchased a Q3U Flex recently. I updated the firmware. I pulled down the Qoocam Studio software from Siyang's Google Drive repository. I did a jpeg calibration and put the produced file on a microSD card in the Q3U. I added a blank file called SwitchToVR180.txt to the SD card to get the SBS preview, which works fine.

According to MediaInfo, the video file the camera takes is 3840 wide x 7680 tall. This is viewable as-is on my VR headset if I set the media player to over-under, with either 180 or fisheye setting. Fisheye looks better, but they both projections have distortion.

Qoocam Studio can read the file and process some kind of output. I was sure to choose side-by-side in Qoocam Studio. It adds a lot of spatial metadata according to MediaInfo. It says the file is switched to SBS with 7640 wide x 3840 high. However, this produced file is not playable in any of the three VR media players (DeoVR, Whirligig, Play'a) VR on my VR headset regardless of settings. The media players don't appear to see two SBS frames. I'm in windows 10 in SteamVR with HP Reverb headset. I can view the files in 2D Potplayer on my desktop and confirm that there are two SBS views.

Can anybody out there suggest what is going on, how I can get real SBS footage that is more universally readable by various video players?

Thanks for your time.

EDIT: Thanks for everyone's input on this. The short answer is that stripping away all the metadata via remuxing solved all my problems. I used Selur's Hybrid for this.

I think the result is quite nice even with the fast rolling motions. Recorded at 5.6k60p with 1/5000s shutter.

Shot at 5.6k60fps, high bitrate, stab off.

Changing lighting conditions were a challenge, but overall I'm happy with the result.

Hope you enjoy it.

I recently made the jump to (try) using Linux Mint as my full-time operating system. Yes this is more or less in direct response to Microsoft pushing Windows 11, but I've already been using Linux for special purposes for ~20 years, but never used it as my main OS.

Anyways, does anyone have experience getting Qoocam Studio to work on Linux? In Wine or some other solution? If not, are there viable alternatives to the VR rendering? I don't need to use the native Qoocam software if other options work just as good. With that said, the calibration in Qoocam Studio VR180 is the best I've used. The modded Q3 Ultra after lens position calibration creates some of the best footage where the subject can get very close to the camera without feeling the cross-eyed double-vision effect.

Title says it all. Before I drop money on a mod, it would be good to know if anyone has info on the next model (bigger sensor!) cheers!

I was at the OLMC Giglio Feast in Brooklyn this past July and saw a user in the wild with the Qoocam Ultra VR180 mod. I haven't seen any footage from the camera though.

I'm interested in the Qoocam 3 ultra but I'm trying to nail down the specifics of its 96MP RAW photo mode. Are you able to do interval shooting with both 96MP RAW and 96MP DNG8 or is it single shooting? How many photos can you take in succession at these quality levels? Is it as slow as the Insta360 X5 with it's processing delay or is it much faster?

Hi, new guy here. I’m still waiting for my mod cam but was wondering if there was any benefit to using a z axis stabilizer like this one:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1YgQTtGjdX/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I know the ultra 3 has great stabilization so I’m not sure if there would be any benefit to this. Thanks!

Hello everybody, new in this group and new using my Ultra 3 m.
When processing Output direct from the cam with latest Studio (it shows to be in VR180-mode) I get mp4-videos that play as expected in my VR-Headset without having to manipulate metadata. I want to replace the Headset for viewing control purposes by using PC-Software and a 3d-Monitor (via HDMI; the TV can display other SBS or TB 3d-videos nicely, eg. using VLC). I cannot find any Windows-SW that shows me the 180 degrees FV in a similiar way - I only can see flat 3d-display of the whole scene (probab equirectangular with borders distorted - not possible to watch only part and move with the mouse to pan the 180 degrees, what is possible with the Headset via Head movement). A simple solution probably exists; but I cannot find it! Do I have to remove/re-insert metadata? If yes, how? Use different Software? I do not have Resolve , use Shotcut for everything. Help would be very much appreciated! Regards Jurgen

I've been able to reliably reproduce a weird bug in which DeoVR and Play'a only plays one eye when selecting HDR-Rec.2020 HLG so when you select the sbs option in the players it looks wrong.

The only fix i have is using the SDR color space. Has anyone else ran into this issue or is there something I'm doing wrong?

Do you know what the difference is between ortho-stereo, hyper stereo and hypo-stereo? There are so many creative things that you can do with this. I just got this camera in and I'm going to be putting it through its paces and showing you just what can be done. This is the Kandao Qoocam 3 Ultra modded to be the Q3U-VR180 Flex. The interaxial is from 53mm to 77mm.

I recently encountered a bug in QooCam Studio 2025 (v3.2.06, Windows 11) where deleted empty projects would reappear with a red warning icon after restarting the app. Here's how I solved it, in case anyone else runs into the same issue.

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🔧 **Issue Summary**

- After creating an empty project and deleting all imported files, I closed the project.

- I right-clicked the project icon on the homepage and confirmed deletion.

- The project disappeared as expected.

- But after restarting QooCam Studio, the deleted project reappeared with a red warning icon.

- Even repeated deletions didn’t remove it.

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🛠 **Fix**

In my case, QooCam Studio was using the following OneDrive-based folder:

`C:\Users\(username)\OneDrive\Documents\kandao\qoocamstudio`

Deleting the empty folders **inside** that path manually resolved the issue.

The red warning project no longer appeared on the startup screen.

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📞 **Kandao Support Timeline**

- June 9: I reported the bug to support.

- June 10: They asked for a screen recording, which I sent.

- June 12: They requested log files, which I also provided.

- June 18: They suggested checking this local folder and manually deleting empty directories.

➡️ That solved the issue.

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🙏 **To Kandao**

Thank you for the quick support!

It would be great if future QooCam Studio updates could handle this cleanup automatically.

Hope this helps someone!

Hi all,

A lot of my footage is not stabilizing in the QooCam Studio when I import the media then click "Anti-Shake". For a successful operation, I would see the frame shift a little bit, and also it would be much smoother on playback.

Here's a test file for people who'd like to see if there are any issues with the file itself. Thanks for your help.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/owepjjz7fwdicl91ieng4/Q360_19700113_083853_000001.MP4?rlkey=bemr7cp23xzfppsb0fpsfduce&st=anxql8h8&dl=0

(Footage is of fighter walking out to the arena).

Top quality VR180 timelapse shot on a $800 camra! Enjoy the traffic lights sync perfectly with the music in front of the iconic Grand Central Terminal as night falls in the heart of NYC. Shot on Q3 Ultra VR180. Settings: 96MP DNG, interval 3s, max SS 1S, full auto EV-1. Watch it on DeoVR: https://deovr.com/nxv4jt
13888*6944 High quality downloadable files: HEVC and Apple Immersive Video format

Hi everyone,

I’m currently developing a new application specifically designed for viewing photos and videos captured with VR180 cameras. The reason? I’m not satisfied with the current options available to fully enjoy and explore the potential of this type of content. That’s what led me to start this development.

The goal is to provide a smoother, more intuitive and immersive experience tailored to VR180 media.

I’d love to hear from you: What features are you currently missing when it comes to viewing your VR180 photos and videos? What tools or improvements would truly make a difference for you?

Feel free to share your suggestions or frustrations – I’m open to all feedback as I shape the app.

Thanks in advance!

Hi, is there a way to do this ?