v0.3.10
kevinraymond/fosforav0.3.10Feb 27, 2026by github-actions[bot]
AI Summary
Adds three new particle effects (Veil, Nova, Vortex) and overhauls the UI with new themes and accessibility features.
Key Highlights
- Three new particle effects: Veil, Nova, and Vortex
- Keyboard hints in status bar for overlay and fullscreen
- Auto-show panels on first launch
- Rename Settings panel to Global
- Replace CVD themes with VJ themes (Midnight/Ember/Neon)
New Features
- Particle effects
- UI enhancements
- NDI macOS entitlement fix
Full Release Notes
### Added - **Three new particle effects** — Veil (flowing silk curtain with displacement field physics), Nova (fireworks with burst emission and gravity), Vortex (black hole with 1/r² orbital mechanics, accretion disk, and polar jets) - **Keyboard hints in status bar** — "D toggle overlay · F fullscreen" shown when overlay is hidden - **Auto-show panels** — overlay panels fade in with 2s delay + 1s alpha fade on first launch, bypassed by manual toggle - BPM convergence tests at 90/120/140/170/200/230 BPM with extracted `run_bpm_convergence_test` helper ### Changed - Rename Settings panel to Global - Replace CVD themes (Deuteranopia/Protanopia/Tritanopia) with visually distinct VJ themes (Midnight/Ember/Neon) - **Tune Veil effect** — higher particle density (750 emit rate), larger sizes, boosted brightness, softer vignette, fold-boost alpha for richer fabric appearance ### Fixes - Show actual dlopen error messages in NDI diagnostics panel (exposes quarantine, signature, and architecture mismatch issues); upgrade failed-path logging to `warn` level; add macOS troubleshooting tips for quarantine removal and ad-hoc signing - **Fix macOS NDI library validation error** — add `com.apple.security.cs.disable-library-validation` entitlement so Hardened Runtime signed builds can dlopen NDI dylib (signed by Vizrt with different Team ID); update NDI panel troubleshooting tips ## Downloads | Platform | File | Notes | |----------|------|-------| | **macOS** | `.dmg` | Universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel) | | **Linux x86_64** | `.tar.gz` | glibc 2.35+ (Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+) | | **Windows x64** | `.zip` | Windows 10+ | ## Getting started **macOS**: Open the DMG, drag Phosphor.app to Applications (or run directly). Signed and notarized. **Linux / Windows**: Extract, run `phosphor` from the extracted directory. The `assets/` folder must be next to the binary. ## Requirements - **GPU**: Vulkan (Linux/Windows) or Metal (macOS) - **Audio**: Built-in mic or line-in for audio-reactive visuals - **NDI®** (optional): [NDI® SDK runtime](https://ndi.video) for network video output - **Video playback** (optional): `ffmpeg` on PATH for media layers --- NDI® is a registered trademark of Vizrt NDI AB.