A 64-bit version of the program is now available with Kaleider 5.5.  Also, significant improvements have been made to the Video Capture feature.  Plus many minor fixes and improvements.  Further details follow:  (Also see Kaleider 5.5.1 and Kaleider 5.5.2)

• 64-Bit Version =>  Kaleider has finally been converted to run as a 64-bit program.  (A 32-bit version can still be downloaded for people with older computers.)  The 64-bit program might run slightly faster, but the most important advantage is the vastly increased memory that can be accessed in a 64-bit environment.  This should make it possible to create and save much larger images with Kaleider.

  As with all new versions, it is free for existing customers to upgrade to the 64-bit Kaleider 5.5.  Your existing Registration should still be recognized when the new program is installed, so it shouldn't be necessary to enter a Registration Key.

• Video Enhancements =>  While adapting Kaleider for 64-bits, it quickly became apparent that the video features needed some major reworking.  The old video functions had been based upon the Microsoft DirectShow API, which relied on COM 'Filters' that could be installed on a computer to read and write video files.  Unfortunately, there is a serious lack of 64-bit DirectShow COM Filters for the Video and Audio Encoding Codecs needed to create videos.  To improve this situation, a more recent Microsoft API, the Media Foundation, has been used to provide an alternative method of encoding videos.

  The Video Options screen has been redesigned to accomodate these changes.  An Encoding API drop-down box has been added to allow selection of either DirectShow or Media Foundation.  This choice will determine the Encoding Codecs that are available on your computer to be used as Video and Audio Compressors.  The Encoding API selection also controls which video file extensions will be used for captured videos when AVI / MP4 / 3GP has been chosen as the Video Format.  Videos created with DirectShow will have the '.avi' file extension, while '.mp4' will be used by default for Media Foundation based Videos (or the extension can also be changed to '.3gp').
  

Kaleider 5.5.2 

Kaleider 5.5.2 fixed crashes that could occur in certain situations when rendering un-Tiled effects (with the Tile option unchecked).