diff --git a/fossgis14/__init__.py b/fossgis14/__init__.py
index ea9a737..b71e4cb 100644
--- a/fossgis14/__init__.py
+++ b/fossgis14/__init__.py
@@ -202,5 +202,5 @@ def ticket(ticket):
 
 def deploy(ticket, task):
 	for encoder in range(1, 6):
-		print("encoder{n}".format(n=encoder))
+		print(colored("--> rsync'ing to encoder{n}".format(n=encoder), 'green'))
 		subprocess.check_call('rsync -v --bwlimit=1000 --progress -e="ssh -A voc@gw.ep14.c3voc.de ssh -A voc@encoder{n}.lan.c3voc.de" {file} :{file}'.format(n=encoder, file=task.outfile), shell=True)
diff --git a/pycon14/__init__.py b/pycon14/__init__.py
index 66753dc..cd41564 100644
--- a/pycon14/__init__.py
+++ b/pycon14/__init__.py
@@ -103,5 +103,5 @@ def ticket(ticket):
 
 def deploy(ticket, task):
 	for encoder in range(1, 3):
-		print("encoder{n}".format(n=encoder))
+		print(colored("--> rsync'ing to encoder{n}".format(n=encoder), 'green'))
 		subprocess.check_call('rsync -v --bwlimit=1000 --progress -e="ssh -A voc@gw.ep14.c3voc.de ssh -A voc@encoder{n}.lan.c3voc.de" {file} :/tmp/'.format(n=encoder, file=task.outfile), shell=True)
diff --git a/renderlib.py b/renderlib.py
index 9019e57..cc207ed 100644
--- a/renderlib.py
+++ b/renderlib.py
@@ -180,3 +180,9 @@ def events(scheduleUrl, titlemap={}):
 					'persons': personnames,
 					'personnames': ', '.join(personnames)
 				}
+
+try:
+	from termcolor import colored
+except ImportError:
+	def colored(str, col):
+		return str
diff --git a/script-Z-preroll-generator.py b/script-Z-preroll-generator.py
index 24a62c3..eb2ade8 100755
--- a/script-Z-preroll-generator.py
+++ b/script-Z-preroll-generator.py
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ import os
 import renderlib
 import c3t_rpc_client as rpc
 
+try:
+	from termcolor import colored
+except ImportError:
+	def colored(str, col):
+		return str
+
 print("C3TT preroll generator")
 renderlib.debug = True
 
@@ -40,16 +46,16 @@ def generatePreroll(ticket):
 	task.outfile = os.path.join(ticket['Processing.Path.Intros'], ticket['Fahrplan.ID'] + '.dv')
 	task.workdir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), projectname, 'artwork')
 
-	print("rendering")
+	print(colored("rendering", 'green'))
 	renderlib.rendertask(task)
 
 	if hasattr(project, 'deploy'):
-		print("deploying")
+		print(colored("deploying", 'green'))
 		project.deploy(ticket, task)
 
 
 while True:
-	print('Asking RPC for {0}-tickets which are ready for state {1}'.format(ticket_type, ticket_state))
+	print(colored('Asking RPC for {0}-tickets which are ready for state {1}'.format(ticket_type, ticket_state), 'yellow'))
 
 	ticket_id = rpc.assignNextUnassignedForState(ticket_type, ticket_state, url, token, host, secret, filter)
 	if ticket_id != False:
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ while True:
 			rpc.setTicketDone(str(ticket_id), url, token, host, secret)
 		except:
 			error = str(traceback.format_exc())
-			print(error)
+			print(colored(error, 'red'))
 			rpc.setTicketFailed(str(ticket_id), error, url, token, host, secret)
 	
 	else: