Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What practical benefits do Vertical Crop and FOV Zoom provide in VR racing?
In this video, we revisit two Dream Air visual optimization features available through SBoys3's Custom Headset software. Following Martin's previous introduction to Vertical Crop, we wanted to answer a common question from the community: how well does it work on the kind of hardware most sim racers actually use?
Using an RTX 4070 and Assetto Corsa, we evaluate the real-world impact of Vertical Crop on performance, frame rate stability, and overall driving experience. We also take a closer look at FOV Zoom and explore how it affects cockpit visibility, mirror awareness, and peripheral vision during racing.
Rather than focusing on synthetic benchmarks, this video examines how these features perform in practical sim racing scenarios and whether they can provide meaningful advantages for everyday VR users.
Check out Dream Air and Dream Air SE on the Pimax official website:
pimax.com/pages/dream-air
Get the latest version of Custom Headset and the native SteamVR driver by SBoys3:
Releases · sboys3/CustomHeadsetOpenVR
Watch Martin's previous video covering Vertical Crop on Dream Air:
youtube.com/watch?v=v4xCXiMGUmA&t=272s
youtube.com/watch?v=cyDorJYsYgA&t=17s
youtube.com/watch?v=553pEzI95Fg
All credits go to SBoys3 for his continued work on Custom Headset and Dream Air support.
If you'd like to support SBoys3's work:
Patreon: patreon.com/SBoys3
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/sboys3
Notes: Currently the driver and GUI application only works with Pimax Dream Air Lighthouse version, but we can expect more headsets getting support soon.
#Sboys3 #dreamair #steamvr #pimax #pcvr
What practical benefits do Vertical Crop and FOV Zoom provide in VR racing?
In this video, we revisit two Dream Air visual optimization features available through SBoys3's Custom Headset software. Following Martin's previous introduction to Vertical Crop, we wanted to answer a common question from the community: how well does it work on the kind of hardware most sim racers actually use?
Using an RTX 4070 and Assetto Corsa, we evaluate the real-world impact of Vertical Crop on performance, frame rate stability, and overall driving experience. We also take a closer look at FOV Zoom and explore how it affects cockpit visibility, mirror awareness, and peripheral vision during racing.
Rather than focusing on synthetic benchmarks, this video examines how these features perform in practical sim racing scenarios and whether they can provide meaningful advantages for everyday VR users.
Check out Dream Air and Dream Air SE on the Pimax official website:
pimax.com/pages/dream-air
Get the latest version of Custom Headset and the native SteamVR driver by SBoys3:
Releases · sboys3/CustomHeadsetOpenVR
Watch Martin's previous video covering Vertical Crop on Dream Air:
youtube.com/watch?v=v4xCXiMGUmA&t=272s
youtube.com/watch?v=cyDorJYsYgA&t=17s
youtube.com/watch?v=553pEzI95Fg
All credits go to SBoys3 for his continued work on Custom Headset and Dream Air support.
If you'd like to support SBoys3's work:
Patreon: patreon.com/SBoys3
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/sboys3
Notes: Currently the driver and GUI application only works with Pimax Dream Air Lighthouse version, but we can expect more headsets getting support soon.
#Sboys3 #dreamair #steamvr #pimax #pcvr
