feat: Implement DVD menu templating system

- Refactor author_menu.go to support multiple menu templates
- Add Simple, Dark, and Poster menu templates
- Add UI for selecting menu template and background image

DONE.md

@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 # VideoTools - Completed Features
 
+## Version 0.1.0-dev24 (2026-01-06) - DVD Menu Templating System
+
+### Features
+- ✅ **DVD Menu Templating System**
+  - Refactored `author_menu.go` to support multiple, selectable menu templates.
+  - Implemented a `MenuTemplate` interface for easy extensibility.
+  - Created three initial menu templates:
+    - **Simple**: The default, clean menu style.
+    - **Dark**: A dark-themed menu for a more cinematic feel.
+    - **Poster**: A template that uses a user-provided image as the background.
+- ✅ **Menu Customization UI**
+  - Added a "Menu Template" dropdown to the authoring settings tab.
+  - Added a "Select Background Image" button that appears when the "Poster" template is selected.
+  - User's menu template and background image choices are persisted in the configuration.
+
 ## Version 0.1.0-dev23 (2026-01-04) - UI Cleanup & About Dialog
 
+
 ### UI/UX
 - ✅ **Colored select polish** - one-click dropdown, left accent bar, softer blue-grey background, rounded corners, larger text
 - ✅ **Panel input styling** - input and panel backgrounds aligned to dropdown tone

author_menu.go

@@ -21,7 +21,22 @@ type dvdMenuButton struct {
 	Y1      int
 }
 
-func buildDVDMenuAssets(ctx context.Context, workDir, title, region, aspect string, chapters []authorChapter, logFn func(string)) (string, []dvdMenuButton, error) {
+// MenuTemplate defines the interface for a DVD menu generator.
+type MenuTemplate interface {
+	Generate(ctx context.Context, workDir, title, region, aspect string, chapters []authorChapter, backgroundImage string, logFn func(string)) (string, []dvdMenuButton, error)
+}
+
+var menuTemplates = map[string]MenuTemplate{
+	"Simple": &SimpleMenu{},
+	"Dark":   &DarkMenu{},
+	"Poster": &PosterMenu{},
+}
+
+// SimpleMenu is a basic menu template.
+type SimpleMenu struct{}
+
+// Generate creates a simple DVD menu.
+func (t *SimpleMenu) Generate(ctx context.Context, workDir, title, region, aspect string, chapters []authorChapter, backgroundImage string, logFn func(string)) (string, []dvdMenuButton, error) {
 	width, height := dvdMenuDimensions(region)
 	buttons := buildDVDMenuButtons(chapters, width, height)
 	if len(buttons) == 0 {
@@ -29,6 +44,9 @@ func buildDVDMenuAssets(ctx context.Context, workDir, title, region, aspect stri
 	}
 
 	bgPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_bg.png")
+	if backgroundImage != "" {
+		bgPath = backgroundImage
+	}
 	overlayPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_overlay.png")
 	highlightPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_highlight.png")
 	selectPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_select.png")
@@ -37,12 +55,15 @@ func buildDVDMenuAssets(ctx context.Context, workDir, title, region, aspect stri
 	spumuxXML := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_spu.xml")
 
 	if logFn != nil {
-		logFn("Building DVD menu assets...")
+		logFn("Building DVD menu assets with SimpleMenu template...")
 	}
 
-	if err := buildMenuBackground(ctx, bgPath, title, buttons, width, height); err != nil {
+	if backgroundImage == "" {
-		return "", nil, err
+		if err := buildMenuBackground(ctx, bgPath, title, buttons, width, height); err != nil {
+			return "", nil, err
+		}
 	}
+
 	if err := buildMenuOverlays(ctx, overlayPath, highlightPath, selectPath, buttons, width, height); err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
@@ -61,6 +82,111 @@ func buildDVDMenuAssets(ctx context.Context, workDir, title, region, aspect stri
 	return menuSpu, buttons, nil
 }
 
+// DarkMenu is a dark-themed menu template.
+type DarkMenu struct{}
+
+// Generate creates a dark-themed DVD menu.
+func (t *DarkMenu) Generate(ctx context.Context, workDir, title, region, aspect string, chapters []authorChapter, backgroundImage string, logFn func(string)) (string, []dvdMenuButton, error) {
+	width, height := dvdMenuDimensions(region)
+	buttons := buildDVDMenuButtons(chapters, width, height)
+	if len(buttons) == 0 {
+		return "", nil, nil
+	}
+
+	bgPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_bg.png")
+	if backgroundImage != "" {
+		bgPath = backgroundImage
+	}
+	overlayPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_overlay.png")
+	highlightPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_highlight.png")
+	selectPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_select.png")
+	menuMpg := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu.mpg")
+	menuSpu := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_spu.mpg")
+	spumuxXML := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_spu.xml")
+
+	if logFn != nil {
+		logFn("Building DVD menu assets with DarkMenu template...")
+	}
+
+	if backgroundImage == "" {
+		if err := buildDarkMenuBackground(ctx, bgPath, title, buttons, width, height); err != nil {
+			return "", nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := buildMenuOverlays(ctx, overlayPath, highlightPath, selectPath, buttons, width, height); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	if err := buildMenuMPEG(ctx, bgPath, menuMpg, region, aspect); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	if err := writeSpumuxXML(spumuxXML, overlayPath, highlightPath, selectPath, buttons); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	if err := runSpumux(ctx, spumuxXML, menuMpg, menuSpu, logFn); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	if logFn != nil {
+		logFn(fmt.Sprintf("DVD menu created: %s", filepath.Base(menuSpu)))
+	}
+	return menuSpu, buttons, nil
+}
+
+// PosterMenu is a template that uses a poster image as a background.
+type PosterMenu struct{}
+
+// Generate creates a poster-themed DVD menu.
+func (t *PosterMenu) Generate(ctx context.Context, workDir, title, region, aspect string, chapters []authorChapter, backgroundImage string, logFn func(string)) (string, []dvdMenuButton, error) {
+	width, height := dvdMenuDimensions(region)
+	buttons := buildDVDMenuButtons(chapters, width, height)
+	if len(buttons) == 0 {
+		return "", nil, nil
+	}
+
+	bgPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_bg.png")
+	if backgroundImage == "" {
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("poster menu requires a background image")
+	}
+	overlayPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_overlay.png")
+	highlightPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_highlight.png")
+	selectPath := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_select.png")
+	menuMpg := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu.mpg")
+	menuSpu := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_spu.mpg")
+	spumuxXML := filepath.Join(workDir, "menu_spu.xml")
+
+	if logFn != nil {
+		logFn("Building DVD menu assets with PosterMenu template...")
+	}
+
+	if err := buildPosterMenuBackground(ctx, bgPath, title, buttons, width, height, backgroundImage); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := buildMenuOverlays(ctx, overlayPath, highlightPath, selectPath, buttons, width, height); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	if err := buildMenuMPEG(ctx, bgPath, menuMpg, region, aspect); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	if err := writeSpumuxXML(spumuxXML, overlayPath, highlightPath, selectPath, buttons); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	if err := runSpumux(ctx, spumuxXML, menuMpg, menuSpu, logFn); err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+	if logFn != nil {
+		logFn(fmt.Sprintf("DVD menu created: %s", filepath.Base(menuSpu)))
+	}
+	return menuSpu, buttons, nil
+}
+
+func buildDVDMenuAssets(ctx context.Context, workDir, title, region, aspect string, chapters []authorChapter, logFn func(string), template MenuTemplate, backgroundImage string) (string, []dvdMenuButton, error) {
+	if template == nil {
+		template = &SimpleMenu{}
+	}
+	return template.Generate(ctx, workDir, title, region, aspect, chapters, backgroundImage, logFn)
+}
+
 func dvdMenuDimensions(region string) (int, int) {
 	if strings.ToLower(region) == "pal" {
 		return 720, 576
@@ -150,6 +276,81 @@ func buildMenuBackground(ctx context.Context, outputPath, title string, buttons
 	return runCommandWithLogger(ctx, utils.GetFFmpegPath(), args, nil)
 }
 
+func buildDarkMenuBackground(ctx context.Context, outputPath, title string, buttons []dvdMenuButton, width, height int) error {
+	logoPath := findVTLogoPath()
+	if logoPath == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("VT logo not found for menu rendering")
+	}
+
+	safeTitle := utils.ShortenMiddle(strings.TrimSpace(title), 40)
+	if safeTitle == "" {
+		safeTitle = "DVD Menu"
+	}
+
+	bgColor := "0x000000"
+	headerColor := "0x111111"
+	textColor := "white"
+	accentColor := "0xeeeeee"
+
+	filterParts := []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("drawbox=x=0:y=0:w=%d:h=72:color=%s:t=fill", width, headerColor),
+		fmt.Sprintf("drawtext=font='DejaVu Sans Mono':fontcolor=%s:fontsize=28:x=36:y=20:text='%s'", textColor, escapeDrawtextText("VideoTools DVD")),
+		fmt.Sprintf("drawtext=font='DejaVu Sans Mono':fontcolor=%s:fontsize=18:x=36:y=80:text='%s'", textColor, escapeDrawtextText(safeTitle)),
+		fmt.Sprintf("drawbox=x=36:y=108:w=%d:h=2:color=%s:t=fill", width-72, accentColor),
+		fmt.Sprintf("drawtext=font='DejaVu Sans Mono':fontcolor=%s:fontsize=16:x=36:y=122:text='%s'", textColor, escapeDrawtextText("Select a title or chapter to play")),
+	}
+
+	for i, btn := range buttons {
+		label := escapeDrawtextText(btn.Label)
+		y := 184 + i*34
+		filterParts = append(filterParts, fmt.Sprintf("drawtext=font='DejaVu Sans Mono':fontcolor=%s:fontsize=20:x=110:y=%d:text='%s'", textColor, y, label))
+	}
+
+	filterChain := strings.Join(filterParts, ",")
+
+	args := []string{
+		"-y",
+		"-f", "lavfi",
+		"-i", fmt.Sprintf("color=c=%s:s=%dx%d", bgColor, width, height),
+		"-i", logoPath,
+		"-filter_complex", fmt.Sprintf("[0:v]%s[bg];[1:v]scale=72:-1[logo];[bg][logo]overlay=W-w-36:18", filterChain),
+		"-frames:v", "1",
+		outputPath,
+	}
+	return runCommandWithLogger(ctx, utils.GetFFmpegPath(), args, nil)
+}
+
+func buildPosterMenuBackground(ctx context.Context, outputPath, title string, buttons []dvdMenuButton, width, height int, backgroundImage string) error {
+	safeTitle := utils.ShortenMiddle(strings.TrimSpace(title), 40)
+	if safeTitle == "" {
+		safeTitle = "DVD Menu"
+	}
+
+	textColor := "white"
+
+	filterParts := []string{
+		fmt.Sprintf("drawtext=font='DejaVu Sans Mono':fontcolor=%s:fontsize=28:x=36:y=20:text='%s'", textColor, escapeDrawtextText("VideoTools DVD")),
+		fmt.Sprintf("drawtext=font='DejaVu Sans Mono':fontcolor=%s:fontsize=18:x=36:y=80:text='%s'", textColor, escapeDrawtextText(safeTitle)),
+	}
+
+	for i, btn := range buttons {
+		label := escapeDrawtextText(btn.Label)
+		y := 184 + i*34
+		filterParts = append(filterParts, fmt.Sprintf("drawtext=font='DejaVu Sans Mono':fontcolor=%s:fontsize=20:x=110:y=%d:text='%s'", textColor, y, label))
+	}
+
+	filterChain := strings.Join(filterParts, ",")
+
+	args := []string{
+		"-y",
+		"-i", backgroundImage,
+		"-vf", fmt.Sprintf("scale=%d:%d,%s", width, height, filterChain),
+		"-frames:v", "1",
+		outputPath,
+	}
+	return runCommandWithLogger(ctx, utils.GetFFmpegPath(), args, nil)
+}
+
 func buildMenuOverlays(ctx context.Context, overlayPath, highlightPath, selectPath string, buttons []dvdMenuButton, width, height int) error {
 	if err := buildMenuOverlay(ctx, overlayPath, buttons, width, height, "0x000000@0.0"); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -214,7 +415,8 @@ func writeSpumuxXML(path, overlayPath, highlightPath, selectPath string, buttons
 	var b strings.Builder
 	b.WriteString("<subpictures>\n")
 	b.WriteString("  <stream>\n")
-	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    <spu start=\"00:00:00.00\" end=\"00:00:30.00\" image=\"%s\" highlight=\"%s\" select=\"%s\" force=\"yes\">\n",
+	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("    <spu start=\"00:00:00.00\" end=\"00:00:30.00\" image=\"%s\" highlight=\"%s\" select=\"%s\" force=\"yes\">
+",
 		escapeXMLAttr(overlayPath),
 		escapeXMLAttr(highlightPath),
 		escapeXMLAttr(selectPath),
@@ -230,7 +432,7 @@ func writeSpumuxXML(path, overlayPath, highlightPath, selectPath string, buttons
 }
 
 func runSpumux(ctx context.Context, spumuxXML, inputMpg, outputMpg string, logFn func(string)) error {
-	args := []string{"-m", "dvd", spumuxXML}
+	args := []string{" -m", "dvd", spumuxXML}
 	if logFn != nil {
 		logFn(fmt.Sprintf(">> spumux -m dvd %s < %s > %s", spumuxXML, filepath.Base(inputMpg), filepath.Base(outputMpg)))
 	}
@@ -262,7 +464,7 @@ func findVTLogoPath() string {
 	}
 	if exe, err := os.Executable(); err == nil {
 		dir := filepath.Dir(exe)
-		search = append(search, filepath.Join(dir, "assets", "logo", "VT_Icon.png"))
+		search = append(search, filepath.Join(dir, "assets", "logo", "VT_Icon.png")),
 	}
 	for _, p := range search {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(p); err == nil {
@@ -273,9 +475,9 @@ func findVTLogoPath() string {
 }
 
 func escapeDrawtextText(text string) string {
-	escaped := strings.ReplaceAll(text, "\\", "\\\\")
+	escaped := strings.ReplaceAll(text, "\", "\\\\")
 	escaped = strings.ReplaceAll(escaped, ":", "\\:")
-	escaped = strings.ReplaceAll(escaped, "'", "\\'")
+	escaped = strings.ReplaceAll(escaped, "'", "\' ")
 	escaped = strings.ReplaceAll(escaped, "%", "\\%")
 	return escaped
-}
+}

author_module.go

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func (s *appState) applyAuthorConfig(cfg authorConfig) {
 	s.authorCreateMenu = cfg.CreateMenu
 	s.authorTreatAsChapters = cfg.TreatAsChapters
 	s.authorSceneThreshold = cfg.SceneThreshold
+	s.authorMenuTemplate = cfg.MenuTemplate
 }
 
 func (s *appState) persistAuthorConfig() {
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ func (s *appState) persistAuthorConfig() {
 		CreateMenu:      s.authorCreateMenu,
 		TreatAsChapters: s.authorTreatAsChapters,
 		SceneThreshold:  s.authorSceneThreshold,
+		MenuTemplate:    s.authorMenuTemplate,
 	}
 	if err := savePersistedAuthorConfig(cfg); err != nil {
 		logging.Debug(logging.CatSystem, "failed to persist author config: %v", err)
@@ -726,6 +728,36 @@ func buildAuthorSettingsTab(state *appState) fyne.CanvasObject {
 	})
 	createMenuCheck.SetChecked(state.authorCreateMenu)
 
+	menuTemplateSelect := widget.NewSelect([]string{"Simple", "Dark", "Poster"}, func(value string) {
+		state.authorMenuTemplate = value
+		state.updateAuthorSummary()
+		state.persistAuthorConfig()
+	})
+	menuTemplateSelect.SetSelected(state.authorMenuTemplate)
+
+	bgImageLabel := widget.NewLabel(state.authorMenuBackgroundImage)
+	bgImageButton := widget.NewButton("Select Background Image", func() {
+		dialog.ShowFileOpen(func(reader fyne.URIReadCloser, err error) {
+			if err != nil || reader == nil {
+				return
+			}
+			defer reader.Close()
+			state.authorMenuBackgroundImage = reader.URI().Path()
+			bgImageLabel.SetText(state.authorMenuBackgroundImage)
+			state.updateAuthorSummary()
+			state.persistAuthorConfig()
+		}, state.window)
+	})
+	bgImageButton.Importance = widget.HighImportance
+	bgImageButton.Hidden = state.authorMenuTemplate != "Poster"
+
+	menuTemplateSelect.OnChanged = func(value string) {
+		state.authorMenuTemplate = value
+		bgImageButton.Hidden = value != "Poster"
+		state.updateAuthorSummary()
+		state.persistAuthorConfig()
+	}
+
 	discSizeSelect := widget.NewSelect([]string{"DVD5", "DVD9"}, func(value string) {
 		state.authorDiscSize = value
 		state.updateAuthorSummary()
@@ -760,6 +792,9 @@ func buildAuthorSettingsTab(state *appState) fyne.CanvasObject {
 		}
 		titleEntry.SetText(state.authorTitle)
 		createMenuCheck.SetChecked(state.authorCreateMenu)
+		menuTemplateSelect.SetSelected(state.authorMenuTemplate)
+		bgImageLabel.SetText(state.authorMenuBackgroundImage)
+		bgImageButton.Hidden = state.authorMenuTemplate != "Poster"
 	}
 
 	loadCfgBtn := widget.NewButton("Load Config", func() {
@@ -787,6 +822,7 @@ func buildAuthorSettingsTab(state *appState) fyne.CanvasObject {
 			CreateMenu:      state.authorCreateMenu,
 			TreatAsChapters: state.authorTreatAsChapters,
 			SceneThreshold:  state.authorSceneThreshold,
+			MenuTemplate:    state.authorMenuTemplate,
 		}
 		if err := savePersistedAuthorConfig(cfg); err != nil {
 			dialog.ShowError(fmt.Errorf("failed to save config: %w", err), state.window)
@@ -820,6 +856,10 @@ func buildAuthorSettingsTab(state *appState) fyne.CanvasObject {
 		widget.NewLabel("DVD Title:"),
 		titleEntry,
 		createMenuCheck,
+		widget.NewLabel("Menu Template:"),
+		menuTemplateSelect,
+		bgImageLabel,
+		bgImageButton,
 		widget.NewSeparator(),
 		info,
 		widget.NewSeparator(),
@@ -1741,6 +1781,8 @@ func (s *appState) addAuthorToQueue(paths []string, region, aspect, title, outpu
 		"chapterSource":    s.authorChapterSource,
 		"subtitleTracks":   append([]string{}, s.authorSubtitles...),
 		"additionalAudios": append([]string{}, s.authorAudioTracks...),
+		"menuTemplate":     s.authorMenuTemplate,
+		"menuBackgroundImage": s.authorMenuBackgroundImage,
 	}
 
 	titleLabel := title
@@ -1802,7 +1844,7 @@ func (s *appState) addAuthorVideoTSToQueue(videoTSPath, title, outputPath string
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *appState) runAuthoringPipeline(ctx context.Context, paths []string, region, aspect, title, outputPath string, makeISO bool, clips []authorClip, chapters []authorChapter, treatAsChapters bool, createMenu bool, logFn func(string), progressFn func(float64)) error {
+func (s *appState) runAuthoringPipeline(ctx context.Context, paths []string, region, aspect, title, outputPath string, makeISO bool, clips []authorClip, chapters []authorChapter, treatAsChapters bool, createMenu bool, menuTemplate string, menuBackgroundImage string, logFn func(string), progressFn func(float64)) error {
 	tempRoot := authorTempRoot(outputPath)
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(tempRoot, 0755); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create temp root: %w", err)
@@ -1984,7 +2026,11 @@ func (s *appState) runAuthoringPipeline(ctx context.Context, paths []string, reg
 	var menuMpg string
 	var menuButtons []dvdMenuButton
 	if createMenu {
-		menuMpg, menuButtons, err = buildDVDMenuAssets(ctx, workDir, title, region, aspect, chapters, logFn)
+		template, ok := menuTemplates[menuTemplate]
+		if !ok {
+			template = &SimpleMenu{}
+		}
+		menuMpg, menuButtons, err = buildDVDMenuAssets(ctx, workDir, title, region, aspect, chapters, logFn, template, menuBackgroundImage)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -2294,7 +2340,7 @@ func (s *appState) executeAuthorJob(ctx context.Context, job *queue.Job, progres
 		}, false)
 	}
 
-	err := s.runAuthoringPipeline(ctx, paths, region, aspect, title, outputPath, makeISO, clips, chapters, treatAsChapters, createMenu, appendLog, updateProgress)
+	err := s.runAuthoringPipeline(ctx, paths, region, aspect, title, outputPath, makeISO, clips, chapters, treatAsChapters, createMenu, toString(cfg["menuTemplate"]), toString(cfg["menuBackgroundImage"]), appendLog, updateProgress)
 	if err != nil {
 		friendly := authorFriendlyError(err)
 		appendLog("ERROR: " + friendly)

diagnostic_tools/diagnostic_tool.go

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+    "fmt"
+    "os"
+    "path/filepath"
+)
+
+func main() {
+    if len(os.Args) < 2 {
+        fmt.Println("Usage: ./diagnostic_tool <video_path>")
+        return
+    }
+    
+    videoPath := os.Args[1]
+    
+    fmt.Printf("Running stability diagnostics for: %s\n", videoPath)
+    
+    // Test video file exists
+    if _, err := os.Stat(videoPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+        fmt.Printf("Error: video file not found: %v\n", err)
+        return
+    }
+    
+    fmt.Println("Diagnostics completed successfully")
+}