19. A system for automatically authoring a plurality of interactive menu audiovisual assets in a respective plurality of languages, comprising: a database providing a plurality of sets of menu text in a plurality of languages; a menu text template operable to define locations or positions and format text extracted from the database, a menu background element associated with each menu location; and a localized menu component in communication with the database and text template, the localized menu component operable to automatically create links between graphical representations of menu items in a plurality of languages and corresponding audiovisual assets, the links authored as interactive menu audiovisual assets by the automated iterative process of the localized menu component to; retrieve an element of menu text from the database; populate an associated menu text template location, the menu text template dimensioning an associated graphical highlight element to each item of menu text and associated menu background element.
19. A system for automatically authoring a plurality of interactive menu audiovisual assets in a respective plurality of languages, comprising: a database providing a plurality of sets of menu text in a plurality of languages; a menu text template operable to define locations or positions and format text extracted from the database, a menu background element associated with each menu location; and a localized menu component in communication with the database and text template, the localized menu component operable to automatically create links between graphical representations of menu items in a plurality of languages and corresponding audiovisual assets, the links authored as interactive menu audiovisual assets by the automated iterative process of the localized menu component to; retrieve an element of menu text from the database; populate an associated menu text template location, the menu text template dimensioning an associated graphical highlight element to each item of menu text and associated menu background element. 21. The system of claim 19 , wherein the text factor is selected from the group consisting of width, height, character spacing, left to right orientation, right to left orientation, and combinations thereof.