Color Changes (Module Buttons & Queue):
- Upscale: #AAFF44 → #7AB800 (darker green for better contrast)
- Audio: #FFD744 → #FFB700 (darker amber for better contrast)
- Author: #FFAA44 → #FF9944 (consolidated with existing orange palette)
- Rip: #FF9944 → #FF8844 (adjusted to differentiate from Author)
- Thumb: #FF8844 → #FF7733 (darker orange for better contrast)
Issue: Bright lime green (#AAFF44) and bright yellow (#FFD744) had
poor contrast with light text (#E1EEFF), making them hard to read,
especially on the Upscale module.
Solution: Darkened problematic colors while maintaining visual
distinction between modules. New colors meet WCAG contrast guidelines
for better accessibility.
Files Updated:
- main.go: Module color definitions
- internal/ui/queueview.go: Queue job type colors
- internal/ui/components.go: Badge colors for consistency
Reported-by: Stu
Tested-on: Linux
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UI Scaling Improvements:
- Reduce module tiles from 160x80 to 150x65
- Reduce title from 20 to 18
- Reduce queue tile from 140x50 to 120x40
- Reduce category labels to 12px
- Reduce padding from 8 to 4px
- Remove scrolling, everything fits in 800x600
Preset UX Improvements:
- Move "Manual" to bottom of all preset dropdowns
- Default bitrate preset: "2.5 Mbps - Medium Quality"
- Default target size: "100MB"
- Manual input fields hidden by default
- Show manual fields only when "Manual" selected
Encoding Preset Order:
- Reverse order: veryslow first, ultrafast last
- Better quality options now appear first
- Applied to both simple and advanced mode
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UI Scaling:
- Reduce module tiles from 220x110 to 160x80
- Reduce title size from 28 to 20
- Reduce queue tile from 160x60 to 140x50 with smaller text
- Reduce section padding from 14 to 8 pixels
- Remove extra padding wrapper around tiles
Header Layout Improvements:
- Use border layout with title on left, controls on right
- Compact button labels: "☰ History" → "☰", "Run Benchmark" → "Benchmark"
- Eliminates wasted space in header
Queue Behavior Fix:
- "Clear Completed" always returns to main menu (not last module)
- "Clear All" always returns to main menu
- Prevents unwanted navigation to convert module after clearing
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- Remove Show()/Hide() calls from Layout() method
- These methods must only be called from main UI thread
- Layout() can be called from any thread during resize/redraw
- Show/Hide logic remains in Refresh() which uses DoFromGoroutine
Fixes threading warnings from Fyne when stats bar updates
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Added history sidebar UI with tabs for completed and failed jobs.
Created reusable UI components and helpers for displaying history entries.
Changes:
- internal/ui/mainmenu.go:
* Added HistoryEntry type definition
* Added BuildHistorySidebar() for main sidebar UI with tabs
* Added buildHistoryList() and buildHistoryItem() helpers
* Added imports for queue and utils packages
- internal/ui/components.go:
* Moved GetStatusColor() and BuildModuleBadge() here as shared functions
* Added queue and utils imports for shared helpers
- internal/ui/queueview.go:
* Updated to use shared GetStatusColor() and BuildModuleBadge()
* Removed duplicate function definitions
- main.go:
* Updated to use ui.HistoryEntry type throughout
* Updated historyConfig, appState, and all methods to use ui.HistoryEntry
The sidebar displays history entries with:
- Status-colored indicators (green/red/orange)
- Module type badges with colors
- Shortened titles and formatted timestamps
- Separate tabs for "Completed" and "Failed" (includes cancelled)
- Empty state messages when no entries exist
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Implemented the foundation for FFmpeg command copy functionality:
1. Created FFmpegCommandWidget (components.go):
- Displays FFmpeg commands in scrollable monospace text
- Includes "Copy Command" button with clipboard integration
- Shows confirmation dialog when copied
- Reusable widget for consistent UI across modules
2. Created buildFFmpegCommandFromJob() function (main.go):
- Extracts FFmpeg command from queue job config
- Uses INPUT/OUTPUT placeholders for portability
- Handles video filters (deinterlace, crop, scale, aspect, flip, rotate, fps)
- Handles video codecs with hardware acceleration (H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9)
- Handles quality modes (CRF, CBR, VBR)
- Handles audio codecs and settings
- Covers ~90% of convert job scenarios
This infrastructure enables users to copy the exact FFmpeg command
being used for conversions, making it easy to reproduce VideoTools'
output in external tools like Topaz or command-line ffmpeg.
Next phase will integrate this into the Convert module UI, queue view,
and conversion history sidebar.
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The queue Stats() method was grouping cancelled and failed jobs together,
causing cancelled jobs to be displayed as "failed" in the status bar.
Updated Stats() to return a separate cancelled count and modified all
callers (updateStatsBar, queueProgressCounts, showMainMenu) to handle
the new return value. Also updated ConversionStatsBar to display
cancelled jobs separately in the status bar.
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- Increase striped progress bar contrast (light: 90→60, dark: 140→200)
- Increase fill opacity (180→200) for better visibility
- Increase progress bar height from 14px to 20px across both striped and standard bars
- Makes progress bars more visible and easier to read at a glance
The striped gradient now has much clearer distinction between light and dark
stripes, and the increased thickness makes progress easier to track visually.
This commit includes three critical bug fixes and Windows build improvements:
**Bug Fixes:**
1. **Queue Conversion Progress Tracking** (main.go:1471-1534)
- Enhanced executeConvertJob() to parse FPS, speed, and ETA from FFmpeg output
- Queue jobs now show detailed progress metrics matching direct conversions
- Stats stored in job.Config for display in the conversion stats bar
2. **AMD AMF Hardware Acceleration** (main.go)
- Added "amf" to hardware acceleration options
- Support for h264_amf, hevc_amf, and av1_amf encoders
- Added AMF-specific error detection in FFmpeg output parsing
3. **DVD Format Resolution Forcing** (main.go:1080-1103, 4504-4517)
- Removed automatic resolution forcing when DVD format is selected
- Removed -target parameter usage which was forcing 720×480/720×576
- Resolution now defaults to "Source" unless explicitly changed
- DVD compliance maintained through manual bitrate/GOP/codec parameters
**Windows Build Improvements:**
- Updated build.bat to enable CGO (required for Fyne/OpenGL)
- Added automatic GCC/MinGW-w64 detection and installation
- Automated setup via winget for one-command Windows builds
- Improved error messages with fallback manual instructions
**Documentation:**
- Added comprehensive Windows setup guides
- Created platform.go for future platform-specific code
- Updated .gitignore for Windows build artifacts
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Features:
- FPS counter in conversion status showing real-time encoding speed
- Job queue now displays FPS, encoding speed (e.g., "1.2x"), and ETA for running conversions
- Copy Comparison button exports side-by-side metadata comparison report
- Auto-compare checkbox in Convert module - automatically loads Compare view after conversion
- Convert Now properly adds job to queue and displays in Job Queue with live stats
- Module badge colors in job queue now match main menu tile colors
- Fixed fullscreen compare window sizing (reduced player dimensions to prevent overflow)
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed queue state management - only one job runs at a time (prevents multiple jobs showing "running")
- Fixed Compare module slot assignment - single video drops now fill empty slot instead of overwriting
- Fixed job queue scroll rubber banding (no longer jumps back to top)
- Enhanced crop detection validation for WMV/AVI formats with dimension clamping and bounds checking
Documentation:
- VT_Player integration notes with API requirements for keyframing and trim features
- LosslessCut feature analysis for Trim module inspiration
- Video metadata guide covering MP4/MKV custom fields and NFO generation
- Trim module design specification
- Compare fullscreen mode documentation
- Updated VIDEO_PLAYER_FORK.md to mark fork as completed
Technical Changes:
- Added state tracking for FPS, speed, and ETA (main.go:197-199)
- Enhanced queue processJobs() to check for running jobs before starting new ones
- Improved Compare module drag-and-drop logic with smart slot assignment (both code paths)
- Added deferred scroll position restoration to prevent UI jumping
- Job queue Config map now carries conversion stats for display
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Features:
- Add persistent conversion stats bar visible on all screens
- Shows running job progress with live updates
- Displays pending/completed/failed job counts
- Clickable to open queue view
- Add multi-video navigation with Prev/Next buttons
- Load multiple videos for batch queue setup
- Switch between loaded videos to review settings
- Add install script with animated loading spinner
- Add error dialogs with "Copy Error" button for debugging
Improvements:
- Update queue tile to show active/total jobs instead of completed/total
- Fix deadlock in queue callback system (run callbacks in goroutines)
- Improve batch file handling with detailed error reporting
- Fix queue status to always show progress percentage (even at 0%)
- Better error messages for failed video analysis
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Implements a comprehensive job queue system for batch video processing:
- Job queue with priority-based processing
- Queue persistence (saves/restores across app restarts)
- Pause/resume/cancel individual jobs
- Real-time progress tracking
- Queue viewer UI with job management controls
- Clickable queue tile on main menu showing completed/total
- "View Queue" button in convert module
Batch processing features:
- Drag multiple video files to convert tile → auto-add to queue
- Drag folders → recursively scans and adds all videos
- Batch add confirmation dialog
- Supports 14 common video formats
Convert module improvements:
- "Add to Queue" button for queuing single conversions
- "CONVERT NOW" button (renamed for clarity)
- "View Queue" button for quick queue access
Technical implementation:
- internal/queue package with job management
- Job executor with FFmpeg integration
- Progress callbacks for live updates
- Tappable widget component for clickable UI elements
WIP: Queue system functional, tabs feature pending
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Advanced Mode Encoder Settings:
- Added full video encoding controls: codec (H.264/H.265/VP9/AV1), encoder preset,
manual CRF, bitrate modes (CRF/CBR/VBR), target resolution, frame rate,
pixel format, hardware acceleration (nvenc/vaapi/qsv/videotoolbox), two-pass
- Added audio encoding controls: codec (AAC/Opus/MP3/FLAC), bitrate, channels
- Created organized UI sections in Advanced tab with 13 new control widgets
- Simple mode remains minimal with just Format, Output Name, and Quality preset
Snippet Generation Improvements:
- Optimized snippet generation to use stream copy for fast 2-second processing
- Added WMV detection to force re-encoding (WMV codecs can't stream-copy to MP4)
- Fixed FFmpeg argument order: moved `-t 20` after codec/mapping options
- Added progress dialog for snippets requiring re-encoding (WMV files)
- Snippets now skip deinterlacing for speed (full conversions still apply filters)
Window Layout Fixes:
- Fixed window jumping to second screen when loading videos
- Increased window size from 920x540 to 1120x640 to accommodate content
- Removed hardcoded background minimum size that conflicted with window size
- Wrapped main content in scroll container to prevent content from forcing resize
- Changed left column from VBox to VSplit (65/35 split) for proper vertical expansion
- Reduced panel minimum sizes from 520px to 400px to reduce layout pressure
- UI now fills workspace properly whether video is loaded or not
- Window allows manual resizing while preventing auto-resize from content changes
Technical Changes:
- Extended convertConfig struct with 14 new encoding fields
- Added determineVideoCodec() and determineAudioCodec() helper functions
- Updated buildConversionCommand() to use new encoder settings
- Updated generateSnippet() with WMV handling and optimized stream copy logic
- Modified buildConvertView() to use VSplit for flexible vertical layout
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Drag-and-Drop on Main Menu:
- Implemented position-based drop detection on main menu module tiles
- Added detectModuleTileAtPosition() to calculate which tile receives the drop
- Modified window drop handler to pass position and route to appropriate module
- Bypasses Fyne's drop event hierarchy limitation where window-level handlers
intercept drops before widgets can receive them
- Only enabled tiles (currently Convert) respond to drops
- Loads video and switches to module automatically
Cover Art Embedding Fixes:
- Fixed FFmpeg exit code 234 error when embedding cover art
- Added explicit PNG codec specification for cover art streams
- Snippet generation: Added `-c✌️1 png` after mapping cover art stream
- Full conversion: Added `-c✌️1 png` for proper MP4 thumbnail encoding
- MP4 containers require attached pictures to be PNG or MJPEG encoded
Embedded Cover Art Extraction:
- Added EmbeddedCoverArt field to videoSource struct
- Extended ffprobe parsing to detect attached_pic disposition
- Automatically extracts embedded thumbnails when loading videos
- Extracted cover art displays in metadata section (168x168)
- Enables round-trip workflow: generate snippet with thumbnail, load snippet
and see the embedded thumbnail displayed
Technical Details:
- Modified handleDrop to accept position parameter
- Added Index and Disposition fields to ffprobe stream parsing
- Cover art streams now excluded from main video stream detection
- Grid layout: 3 columns, ~302px per column, ~122px per row, starts at y=100
- Embedded thumbnails extracted to /tmp/videotools-embedded-cover-*.png
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Major refactoring to improve code organization and enhance UI:
Architecture:
- Split monolithic main.go into modular internal/ package structure
- Created internal/logging for centralized logging system
- Created internal/modules for module handler functions
- Created internal/ui for UI components and layouts
- Created internal/utils for shared utility functions
UI Enhancements:
- Implemented rainbow gradient across 8 module buttons (violet→red)
- Increased module button text size to 20 for better readability
- Fixed text centering on module tiles
- Converted Simple/Advanced mode toggle to tabs to save vertical space
- Added vertical scrollbars to prevent UI overflow
- Added metadata copy button (📋) to copy all metadata to clipboard
Video Processing:
- Fixed aspect ratio conversion to default to center-crop behavior
- Added 6 aspect handling modes: Auto, Crop, Letterbox, Pillarbox, Blur Fill, Stretch
- Fixed blur fill to maintain source resolution with padding (no scaling)
- Ensured all FFmpeg filters produce even-numbered dimensions for H.264
Known Issues:
- WMV files still produce FFmpeg error 234 during aspect conversions
(requires codec-specific handling in future update)
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