diff --git a/logs/laneA.md b/logs/laneA.md
index f9de794..990630b 100644
--- a/logs/laneA.md
+++ b/logs/laneA.md
@@ -115,3 +115,35 @@ BLOCKED/REQUESTS — INTEGRATION GAP (orchestrator, please route):
 
 NEXT: once the entity-mirror seam is decided, the "lady + man + street + 2 cameras + sunset" SYNC-2
 demo should play. Holding at the M2 boundary until the orchestrator flips the milestone line.
+
+## 2026-07-18 session 3 (M3-polish)
+DONE: both M3-polish items the orchestrator flagged, verified live at :8020.
+- **PiP cap + swap.** Was fixed 256×144 and (with the CSS `aspect-ratio`/`%` combo) blew up to
+  340×413 portrait on a `<canvas>` — CSS aspect-ratio is unreliable on replaced elements. Now sized
+  in `_resize()`: `clamp(180, view.width*0.24, 340)` wide × 16:9, bottom-right. Click the inset to
+  swap main↔active-cam (`_pipSwap`). Refactored `renderActiveCamera`→ private `_render(cam,canvas)`
+  that restores the cam's aspect after a pip blit, so swapping never distorts either camera
+  (verified: dirCam.aspect stays 1.79 while it's shown in the inset). `renderActiveCamera(canvas)`
+  is now a one-line wrapper over `_render(this._activeCam(), canvas)` — M3 contract unchanged;
+  `pause()/resume()` untouched. Verified 180×101 @1.78 ratio, swap flips the views cleanly.
+- **lady.glb flat-white diagnosed + fixed.** It's the ASSET: a Reallusion/Character-Creator export
+  with `extensionsRequired:["KHR_materials_pbrSpecularGlossiness"]` — diffuse lives in that
+  extension, which three r160 dropped, so all 26 materials fell back to white MeshStandard. (rigroom
+  would show the same — no port regression.) Since SCENEGOD must eat any dropped character, added a
+  minimal `SpecGlossPlugin` registered on GLTFLoader in room3d.js: spec-gloss → MeshStandard
+  (diffuse→map/color, roughness≈1−glossiness, metalness 0). Only touches materials carrying the
+  extension; metallic-rough GLBs and FBX untouched. Verified: lady loads with withMap=26/26 and
+  renders fully textured (skin/clothes/face). Shot: `logs/shots/m3-pip-swap.png`.
+
+DECISIONS:
+- Runtime spec-gloss shim over an offline gltf-transform convert: keeps CC characters "just work"
+  in the drop-on-stage flow and in the render pipeline, no per-asset conversion step. Approximation
+  (ignores the specular map) is fine for machinima lighting; upgrade path = full spec→metal convert
+  if a hero asset needs it.
+- PiP size lives in JS, not CSS — `<canvas>` + `aspect-ratio` is the trap that produced the giant
+  inset. CSS keeps only position/border.
+
+BLOCKED/REQUESTS: none.
+
+NEXT: hold at M3-polish boundary. Available for SYNC-3 findings (finalRender drives
+`pause`/`resume`/`renderActiveCamera` — kept stable per the hard contract).
diff --git a/logs/shots/m3-pip-swap.png b/logs/shots/m3-pip-swap.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4de7bd6
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diff --git a/scenegod/web/room3d.js b/scenegod/web/room3d.js
index 152527f..2b610b0 100644
--- a/scenegod/web/room3d.js
+++ b/scenegod/web/room3d.js
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@ import { FBXLoader } from 'three/addons/loaders/FBXLoader.js';
 import { OBJLoader } from 'three/addons/loaders/OBJLoader.js';
 import { BVHLoader } from 'three/addons/loaders/BVHLoader.js';
 
+// three r160 removed built-in KHR_materials_pbrSpecularGlossiness support, so Character Creator /
+// Reallusion GLBs render flat white (diffuse lives in the extension). Minimal plugin: approximate
+// spec-gloss as MeshStandard (diffuse→map/color, roughness≈1-glossiness, metalness 0). Only touches
+// materials carrying the extension — metallic-roughness GLBs are unaffected.
+const SPEC_GLOSS = 'KHR_materials_pbrSpecularGlossiness';
+class SpecGlossPlugin {
+  constructor(parser){ this.parser = parser; this.name = SPEC_GLOSS; }
+  getMaterialType(i){ return this.parser.json.materials[i]?.extensions?.[SPEC_GLOSS] ? THREE.MeshStandardMaterial : null; }
+  extendMaterialParams(i, params){
+    const ext = this.parser.json.materials[i]?.extensions?.[SPEC_GLOSS];
+    if(!ext) return Promise.resolve();
+    const pending = [];
+    params.color = new THREE.Color(1,1,1); params.metalness = 0;
+    if(Array.isArray(ext.diffuseFactor)){ params.color.fromArray(ext.diffuseFactor); params.opacity = ext.diffuseFactor[3]; }
+    params.roughness = ext.glossinessFactor != null ? 1 - ext.glossinessFactor : 0.5;
+    if(ext.diffuseTexture) pending.push(this.parser.assignTexture(params, 'map', ext.diffuseTexture, THREE.SRGBColorSpace));
+    return Promise.all(pending);
+  }
+}
+
 export async function parseAny(buf, name){
   name = (name||'').toLowerCase();
   // extensionless routes (gallery/<id>/glb) + magic-byte fallback: gltf binary starts "glTF"
@@ -19,7 +39,9 @@ export async function parseAny(buf, name){
     else name += '.glb';   // worst case the loader throws a clear error
   }
   if(name.endsWith('.glb') || name.endsWith('.gltf')){
-    const g = await new GLTFLoader().parseAsync(buf, ''); return {root:g.scene, anims:g.animations||[]}; }
+    const loader = new GLTFLoader();
+    loader.register(p => new SpecGlossPlugin(p));   // Reallusion/CC exports need this (r160 dropped it)
+    const g = await loader.parseAsync(buf, ''); return {root:g.scene, anims:g.animations||[]}; }
   if(name.endsWith('.fbx')){ const r = new FBXLoader().parse(buf, ''); return {root:r, anims:r.animations||[]}; }
   if(name.endsWith('.obj')){ const r = new OBJLoader().parse(new TextDecoder().decode(buf));
     r.traverse(o=>{ if(o.isMesh && !o.material.map) o.material = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({color:0x9aa4af, roughness:.7}); });
diff --git a/scenegod/web/stage.js b/scenegod/web/stage.js
index f89150c..8fc2205 100644
--- a/scenegod/web/stage.js
+++ b/scenegod/web/stage.js
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ export class Stage {
     view.appendChild(r.domElement);
     this._paused = false;   // M3 final render freezes the director loop, then drives renderActiveCamera
 
-    // PiP overlay — the active camera's view, shown top-right when a camera is active
+    // PiP overlay — the active camera's view (bottom-right). CSS sizes it (~24% w); the buffer
+    // stays small. Click to swap which view is main vs inset.
     const pip = this._pip = document.createElement('canvas');
-    pip.width = 256; pip.height = 144; pip.className = 'pip'; pip.style.display = 'none';
+    pip.width = 320; pip.height = 180; pip.className = 'pip'; pip.style.display = 'none';
+    pip.title = 'click to swap with the main view';
+    this._pipSwap = false;
+    pip.addEventListener('click', () => { this._pipSwap = !this._pipSwap; });
     view.appendChild(pip);
 
     const scene = this.scene = new THREE.Scene();
@@ -68,15 +72,19 @@ export class Stage {
       if(this._paused) return;          // M3: caller drives rendering deterministically
       ctr.update();
       if(this._mixerAuto) for(const en of this._entities.values()) en.mixer && en.mixer.update(dt);
-      // PiP first (it scribbles the active cam onto the main canvas), then the director view last
-      if(this._activeCamId && pip.style.display !== 'none') this.renderActiveCamera(pip);
-      r.render(scene, this._dirCam);
+      // inset first (it scribbles onto the main canvas), then the main view last so it wins
+      if(this._activeCamId && pip.style.display !== 'none')
+        this._render(this._pipSwap ? this._dirCam : this._activeCam(), pip);
+      this._render((this._pipSwap && this._activeCamId) ? this._activeCam() : this._dirCam, null);
     };
     loop();
   }
 
   _resize(){ const w=this.view.clientWidth, h=this.view.clientHeight;
-    this.renderer.setSize(w, h, false); this._dirCam.aspect = w/h; this._dirCam.updateProjectionMatrix(); }
+    this.renderer.setSize(w, h, false); this._dirCam.aspect = w/h; this._dirCam.updateProjectionMatrix();
+    // size the inset here — CSS aspect-ratio/% is unreliable on a <canvas>
+    const pw = Math.max(180, Math.min(340, w*0.24));
+    this._pip.style.width = Math.round(pw)+'px'; this._pip.style.height = Math.round(pw*9/16)+'px'; }
 
   // ---- callbacks ----
   onSelect(cb){ this._selCbs.push(cb); }
@@ -322,17 +330,20 @@ export class Stage {
   }
   _activeCam(){ const en = this._activeCamId && this._entities.get(this._activeCamId);
     return en && en.cam ? en.cam : this._dirCam; }
+  // render `cam` to the main WebGL canvas at the target's aspect; if `canvas` given, blit there and
+  // restore the cam's aspect (so using a cam for the inset never distorts it in the main view).
+  _render(cam, canvas){
+    const w = canvas ? canvas.width : this.renderer.domElement.width;
+    const h = canvas ? canvas.height : this.renderer.domElement.height;
+    const prev = cam.aspect;
+    if(cam.isPerspectiveCamera){ cam.aspect = w/h; cam.updateProjectionMatrix(); }
+    this.renderer.render(this.scene, cam);
+    if(canvas){ canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(this.renderer.domElement, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+      if(cam.isPerspectiveCamera && cam.aspect !== prev){ cam.aspect = prev; cam.updateProjectionMatrix(); } }
+  }
   // PiP: pass the small overlay canvas. Final render (M3): pass null after pause() — the active cam
   // lands on the main WebGL canvas at its current size for readPixels/toBlob. Hard contract, keep it.
-  renderActiveCamera(canvas){
-    const cam = this._activeCam();
-    const aspect = canvas ? canvas.width/canvas.height
-      : this.renderer.domElement.width/this.renderer.domElement.height;
-    if(cam.isPerspectiveCamera){ cam.aspect = aspect; cam.updateProjectionMatrix(); }
-    this.renderer.render(this.scene, cam);
-    if(canvas){ const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
-      ctx.drawImage(this.renderer.domElement, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); }
-  }
+  renderActiveCamera(canvas){ this._render(this._activeCam(), canvas); }
   pause(){ this._paused = true; }
   resume(){ this._paused = false; this.clock.getDelta(); }   // swallow the paused gap so mixers don't jump
 
diff --git a/scenegod/web/style.css b/scenegod/web/style.css
index be3c8d5..a7b3d1f 100644
--- a/scenegod/web/style.css
+++ b/scenegod/web/style.css
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ body.hot::after{content:'drop to load';position:fixed;inset:0;display:flex;align
 #toast{position:fixed;bottom:24px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);background:var(--panel);
   border:1px solid var(--teal);border-radius:9px;padding:9px 16px;font-size:13px;display:none;z-index:50;max-width:80vw}
 
-/* PiP — active camera preview overlay */
-.pip{position:absolute;top:12px;right:12px;width:256px;height:144px;border:1px solid var(--teal);
-  border-radius:6px;background:#000;box-shadow:0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.55);z-index:5}
-.pip::after{content:'CAM'}
+/* PiP — active camera preview inset (bottom-right, ~24% wide, click to swap). Size set in JS. */
+.pip{position:absolute;right:12px;bottom:12px;border:1px solid var(--teal);border-radius:6px;
+  background:#000;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.55);z-index:5}
+.pip:hover{border-color:var(--ink)}
 
 /* dock "add rig" toolbar (cameras + lights have no asset file) */
 .addbar{display:flex;gap:6px;margin-bottom:10px}