diff --git a/fossgis18/__init__.py b/fossgis18/__init__.py
index c16e2bb..ad88c21 100644
--- a/fossgis18/__init__.py
+++ b/fossgis18/__init__.py
@@ -165,31 +165,35 @@ def tasks(queue, args, idlist, skiplist):
 			print("skipping room %s (%s)" % (event['room'], event['title']))
 			continue
 
+
+		if event['id'] in idlist or not idlist:
 		# generate a task description and put them into the queue
+			queue.put(Rendertask(
+				infile = 'intro.svg',
+				outfile = str(event['id'])+".ts",
+				sequence = introFrames,
+				parameters = {
+					'$id': event['id'],
+					'$title': event['title'],
+					'$subtitle': event['subtitle'],
+					'$personnames': event['personnames']
+				}
+			))
+
+	if not 'outro' in skiplist:
+		# place a task for the outro into the queue
 		queue.put(Rendertask(
-			infile = 'intro.svg',
-			outfile = str(event['id'])+".ts",
-			sequence = introFrames,
-			parameters = {
-				'$id': event['id'],
-				'$title': event['title'],
-				'$subtitle': event['subtitle'],
-				'$personnames': event['personnames']
-			}
+			infile = 'outro.svg',
+			outfile = 'outro.ts',
+			sequence = outroFrames
 		))
 
-	# place a task for the outro into the queue
-	queue.put(Rendertask(
-		infile = 'outro.svg',
-		outfile = 'outro.ts',
-		sequence = outroFrames
-	))
-
-	# place the pause-sequence into the queue
-	queue.put(Rendertask(
-		infile = 'pause.svg',
-		outfile = 'pause.ts',
-		sequence = pauseFrames
-	))
+	if not 'pause' in skiplist:
+		# place the pause-sequence into the queue
+		queue.put(Rendertask(
+			infile = 'pause.svg',
+			outfile = 'pause.ts',
+			sequence = pauseFrames
+		))
 
 
diff --git a/fossgis18/artwork/background.png b/fossgis18/artwork/background.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..97b2500
Binary files /dev/null and b/fossgis18/artwork/background.png differ
diff --git a/fossgis18/artwork/intro.svg b/fossgis18/artwork/intro.svg
index 08e6e35..2142628 100644
--- a/fossgis18/artwork/intro.svg
+++ b/fossgis18/artwork/intro.svg
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
              x="75.964493"
              y="876.83752"
              id="tspan2996"
-             style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:48px;line-height:80.00000119%;font-family:'Droid Sans';-inkscape-font-specification:'Droid Sans Bold';fill:#7b9199;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none">           Bonn</tspan><tspan
+             style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:48px;line-height:80.00000119%;font-family:'Droid Sans';-inkscape-font-specification:'Droid Sans Bold';fill:#7b9199;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none">         Bonn</tspan><tspan
              sodipodi:role="line"
              x="75.964493"
              y="915.23755"
diff --git a/fossgis18/artwork/outro.svg b/fossgis18/artwork/outro.svg
index fbf9a1b..57edefe 100644
--- a/fossgis18/artwork/outro.svg
+++ b/fossgis18/artwork/outro.svg
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
            id="tspan3002"
            y="1380.8375"
            x="75.964493"
-           sodipodi:role="line">           Bonn</tspan><tspan
+           sodipodi:role="line">         Bonn</tspan><tspan
            style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:48px;line-height:80.00000119%;font-family:'Droid Sans';-inkscape-font-specification:'Droid Sans Bold';fill:#7b9199;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none"
            y="1419.2375"
            x="75.964493"
diff --git a/fossgis18/artwork/pause.svg b/fossgis18/artwork/pause.svg
index 6f0914b..197a962 100644
--- a/fossgis18/artwork/pause.svg
+++ b/fossgis18/artwork/pause.svg
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
              x="75.964493"
              y="876.83752"
              id="tspan2996"
-             style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:48px;line-height:80.00000119%;font-family:'Droid Sans';-inkscape-font-specification:'Droid Sans Bold';fill:#7b9199;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none">             Bonn</tspan><tspan
+             style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:48px;line-height:80.00000119%;font-family:'Droid Sans';-inkscape-font-specification:'Droid Sans Bold';fill:#7b9199;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none">         Bonn</tspan><tspan
              sodipodi:role="line"
              x="75.964493"
              y="915.23755"
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
              x="77.218193"
              y="837.2262"
              id="tspan41"
-             style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:48px;line-height:80.00000119%;font-family:'Droid Sans';-inkscape-font-specification:'Droid Sans Bold';fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none">Gleich geht's weiter...</tspan></text>
+             style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:bold;font-stretch:normal;font-size:48px;line-height:80.00000119%;font-family:'Droid Sans';-inkscape-font-specification:'Droid Sans Bold';fill:#f2f4f5;fill-opacity:1;stroke:none">Gleich geht's weiter...</tspan></text>
       </g>
     </g>
   </g>