BetaCreator

BetaCreator is a free tool for the creation of rock climbing route guides/beta photos.

BetaCreator is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

BetaCreator is an Adobe AIR application, and as such you will need to have Adobe AIR installed on your system first. You can get Adobe AIR here.

NOTE: Currently BetaCreator is in a beta release phase, meaning that there may be bugs and glitches I haven't found yet. Please report any problems or suggestions for future releases to betacreator@gmail.com, or post on this forum at mountainproject.com.

You can download the latest release of BetaCreator here.

If you would like to make a donation for all of Alma's hard work, and help him purchase his first set of cams, click the button below.

Release Notes

Version 1.7.0 (10/27/09)

- Exported data files include original image data

Version 1.6.2 (9/8/09)

- Fixed bug with panning after saving

- Fixed bug with moving objects

- Improved algorithm for text/belay background

Version 1.6.1 (9/2/09)

- Added translucent background for rappel/belay

- Added help documentation under help menu

- Fixed bugs with Match All to Selected Color

- Fixed bugs with Change All to Selected Size

- Fixed bug with line point editing

Version 1.6.0 (8/31/09)

- Added line point editing (double click)

- Undo last segment while drawing a line

- Improvements to file saving process

- Scroll wheel zooming uses control/command key

(This was required to fix an annoying bug with the alt key.)

Version 1.5.1 (8/28/09)

- Fixed undo and redo bugs

- Added new help menu

Version 1.5.0 (8/27/09)

- Added undo and redo under edit menu

- Added keyboard shortcuts for line size

- Fixed bug with saving data files

Version 1.4.2 (8/25/09)

- Added mouse wheel zooming (use alt/option key)

- Modified zoom stops

- Optimized rendering performance while zooming

- Added What's New window on first run

Version 1.4.1 (8/19/09)

- Added data export option to save panel

- Both delete and backspace keys remove objects

- Fixed bug with imported text with background

- Added donate menu link

- Other minor tweaks

Version 1.4.0 (8/18/09)

- Added line style selector

- Added text background toggling

Version 1.3.3 (8/12/09)

- Fixed bug with editing text fields

- Fixed bug with belay tool panel

Version 1.3.2 (8/11/09)

- Fixed bug with overwriting data files

- Fixed bug with style of imported text

- Fixed bug with color and size tools after import

- Color picker and size selector now match selected objects

Version 1.3.1 (8/10/09)

- Changed text tool to allow multiple lines

- Fixed bug with panning after saving a file

- Fixed bug with text boxes to allow color change

- Fixed minor bug with text tool after initial placement

Version 1.3 (8/7/09)

- Added 'new' command (under file menu)

- Added tooltips

- Fixed bug with status bar tool descriptions

- Loading new image now resets zoom, location, and defaults to selection tool

- Fixed bug with switching tools while drawing a line

Version 1.2 (7/27/09)

- Added command to change all items to selected color (under edit menu)

- Added command to change all items to selected size (under edit menu)

- Fixed bug that didn't allow jpg quality to be changed

- Fixed bug that didn't allow image adjustment values to be manually entered

- Fixed bug with clearing data layer when loading one from file

- Fixed letters being cut off in the bottom status bar

- Fixed the instruction sheet so "Keyboard Shortcuts" is visible

- Application launches centered on screen

Version 1.1 (7/17/09)

- Added Piton Tool

- Added Rap/Belay Tool

- Added Loading Screen

- Fixed bug with tool cursor over toolbar

Version 1.0 (7/8/09)