v1.28.0

kevinraymond/fosforav1.28.0Jul 28, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Enables 3D models as particle sources, allowing rasterization, morphing, and pegboard effects on `.glb`, `.gltf`, `.ply`, or `.splat` files.

Key Highlights

New 'Model...' button for particle sources to load 3D meshes.
Supports formats: `.glb`, `.gltf`, `.ply`, `.splat`.
Models can be used in Point Raster, Morph, Pegboard, and Etch effects.

New Features

3D Model particle sources

Full Release Notes


### Added
- **3D models are now a particle source.** Point Raster, Morph, Pegboard or Etch at a
  `.glb`/`.gltf` mesh or a `.ply`/`.splat` capture with the new **Model…** button, and it
  is re-made in that effect's medium — your own scan, as pegs or as scratched aluminium.
  Yaw, Pitch, Zoom and Ambient set how it is framed; meshes are shaded from their own
  surface normals, captures keep their captured colour. In Morph a model becomes a morph
  target you can blend to, via the new **Model** button in the target row. Models are
  saved and restored with presets, pose included.

### Fixed
- Swapping to a particle source that samples fewer points left the previous source's
  particles stranded on screen — pegs from an old model pose kept standing after a
  re-sample. The tail of the source buffer is now cleared, so they die as intended.

## 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 Fosfora.app to Applications (or run directly). Signed and notarized.

**Linux / Windows**: Extract, run `fosfora` 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

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