diff --git a/src/iotro.rs b/src/iotro.rs
index 98b5a50..a4eeccb 100644
--- a/src/iotro.rs
+++ b/src/iotro.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ pub struct Language<'a> {
 	download_videos: &'a str,
 	questions_feedback: &'a str,
 	// metadata
-	pub(crate) from: &'a str
+	pub(crate) from: &'a str,
+	// questions
+	pub(crate) question: &'a str
 }
 
 pub const GERMAN: Language<'static> = Language {
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ pub const GERMAN: Language<'static> = Language {
 	download_videos: "Videos herunterladen",
 	questions_feedback: "Fragen, Vorschläge und Feedback",
 
-	from: "vom"
+	from: "vom",
+
+	question: "Frage"
 };
 
 pub const BRITISH: Language<'static> = Language {
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ pub const BRITISH: Language<'static> = Language {
 			3 | 23 => "rd",
 			_ => "th"
 		};
-		format!("{:02}{th} {month} {:04}", d.day, d.year)
+		format!("{}{th} {month} {:04}", d.day, d.year)
 	},
 
 	lecture_from: "Lecture from",
@@ -98,7 +102,9 @@ pub const BRITISH: Language<'static> = Language {
 	download_videos: "Download videos",
 	questions_feedback: "Questions, Suggestions and Feedback",
 
-	from: "from"
+	from: "from",
+
+	question: "Question"
 };
 
 impl Default for Language<'static> {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 742ecd8..1a5355a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,30 +3,27 @@
 #![forbid(elided_lifetimes_in_paths, unsafe_code)]
 
 mod iotro;
+mod preset;
+mod project;
 mod question;
 mod render;
 mod time;
 
 use self::{
-	iotro::Language,
-	question::Question,
-	render::{ffmpeg::FfmpegOutputFormat, Renderer},
-	time::{parse_date, parse_time, Date, Time}
+	project::{Project, ProjectLecture, ProjectSource, Resolution},
+	render::Renderer,
+	time::{parse_date, parse_time, Time}
 };
+use crate::preset::Preset;
 use camino::Utf8PathBuf as PathBuf;
 use clap::Parser;
 use console::style;
-use rational::Rational;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_with::{serde_as, DisplayFromStr};
 #[cfg(feature = "mem_limit")]
 use std::sync::RwLock;
 use std::{
-	collections::BTreeSet,
 	fmt::Display,
 	fs,
-	io::{self, BufRead as _, Write},
-	str::FromStr
+	io::{self, BufRead as _, Write}
 };
 
 #[cfg(feature = "mem_limit")]
@@ -38,34 +35,24 @@ struct Args {
 	#[clap(short = 'C', long, default_value = ".")]
 	directory: PathBuf,
 
-	/// The slug of the course, e.g. "23ws-malo2".
-	#[clap(short = 'c', long, default_value = "23ws-malo2")]
-	course: String,
-
-	/// The label of the course, e.g. "Mathematische Logik II".
-	#[clap(short, long, default_value = "Mathematische Logik II")]
-	label: String,
-
-	/// The docent of the course, e.g. "Prof. E. Grädel".
-	#[clap(short, long, default_value = "Prof. E. Grädel")]
-	docent: String,
-
-	/// The language of the lecture. Used for the intro and outro frame.
-	#[clap(short = 'L', long, default_value = "de")]
-	lang: Language<'static>,
+	/// The preset of the lecture. Can be a toml file or a known course slug.
+	#[clap(short, long)]
+	preset: String,
 
 	#[cfg(feature = "mem_limit")]
 	/// The memory limit for external tools like ffmpeg.
 	#[clap(short, long, default_value = "12G")]
 	mem_limit: String,
 
-	/// Transcode the final video clip down to the minimum resolution specified.
+	/// Transcode the final video clip down to the minimum resolution specified. If not
+	/// specified, the default value from the preset is used.
 	#[clap(short, long)]
 	transcode: Option<Resolution>,
 
 	/// Transcode starts at this resolution, or the source resolution, whichever is lower.
-	#[clap(short = 'T', long, default_value = "1440p")]
-	transcode_start: Resolution,
+	/// If not specified, the default value from the preset is used.
+	#[clap(short = 'T', long)]
+	transcode_start: Option<Resolution>,
 
 	/// Treat the audio as stereo. By default, only one channel from the input stereo will
 	/// be used, assuming either the other channel is backup or the same as the used.
@@ -73,159 +60,6 @@ struct Args {
 	stereo: bool
 }
 
-macro_rules! resolutions {
-	($($res:ident: $width:literal x $height:literal at $bitrate:literal in $format:ident),+) => {
-		#[allow(non_camel_case_types, clippy::upper_case_acronyms)]
-		#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize)]
-		enum Resolution {
-			$(
-				#[doc = concat!(stringify!($width), "x", stringify!($height))]
-				$res
-			),+
-		}
-
-		const NUM_RESOLUTIONS: usize = {
-			let mut num = 0;
-			$(num += 1; stringify!($res);)+
-			num
-		};
-
-		impl Resolution {
-			fn values() -> [Self; NUM_RESOLUTIONS] {
-				[$(Self::$res),+]
-			}
-
-			fn width(self) -> usize {
-				match self {
-					$(Self::$res => $width),+
-				}
-			}
-
-			fn height(self) -> usize {
-				match self {
-					$(Self::$res => $height),+
-				}
-			}
-
-			fn bitrate(self) -> u64 {
-				match self {
-					$(Self::$res => $bitrate),+
-				}
-			}
-
-			fn format(self) -> FfmpegOutputFormat {
-				match self {
-					$(Self::$res => FfmpegOutputFormat::$format),+
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		impl FromStr for Resolution {
-			type Err = anyhow::Error;
-
-			fn from_str(s: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
-				Ok(match s {
-					$(concat!(stringify!($height), "p") => Self::$res,)+
-					_ => anyhow::bail!("Unknown Resolution: {s:?}")
-				})
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-resolutions! {
-	nHD: 640 x 360 at 500_000 in AvcAac,
-	HD: 1280 x 720 at 1_000_000 in AvcAac,
-	FullHD: 1920 x 1080 at 750_000 in Av1Opus,
-	WQHD: 2560 x 1440 at 1_000_000 in Av1Opus,
-	// TODO qsx muss mal sagen wieviel bitrate für 4k
-	UHD: 3840 x 2160 at 2_000_000 in Av1Opus
-}
-
-#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct Project {
-	lecture: ProjectLecture,
-	source: ProjectSource,
-	progress: ProjectProgress
-}
-
-#[serde_as]
-#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct ProjectLecture {
-	course: String,
-	label: String,
-	docent: String,
-	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
-	date: Date,
-	#[serde(default = "Default::default")]
-	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
-	lang: Language<'static>
-}
-
-#[serde_as]
-#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct ProjectSource {
-	files: Vec<String>,
-	stereo: bool,
-
-	#[serde_as(as = "Option<DisplayFromStr>")]
-	start: Option<Time>,
-	#[serde_as(as = "Option<DisplayFromStr>")]
-	end: Option<Time>,
-
-	#[serde(default)]
-	#[serde_as(as = "Vec<(DisplayFromStr, DisplayFromStr)>")]
-	fast: Vec<(Time, Time)>,
-
-	#[serde(default)]
-	#[serde_as(as = "Vec<(DisplayFromStr, DisplayFromStr, _)>")]
-	questions: Vec<(Time, Time, String)>,
-
-	metadata: Option<ProjectSourceMetadata>
-}
-
-#[serde_as]
-#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct ProjectSourceMetadata {
-	/// The duration of the source video.
-	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
-	source_duration: Time,
-	/// The FPS of the source video.
-	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
-	source_fps: Rational,
-	/// The time base of the source video.
-	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
-	source_tbn: Rational,
-	/// The resolution of the source video.
-	source_res: Resolution,
-	/// The sample rate of the source audio.
-	source_sample_rate: u32
-}
-
-#[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-struct ProjectProgress {
-	#[serde(default)]
-	preprocessed: bool,
-
-	#[serde(default)]
-	asked_start_end: bool,
-
-	#[serde(default)]
-	asked_fast: bool,
-
-	#[serde(default)]
-	asked_questions: bool,
-
-	#[serde(default)]
-	rendered_assets: bool,
-
-	#[serde(default)]
-	rendered: bool,
-
-	#[serde(default)]
-	transcoded: BTreeSet<Resolution>
-}
-
 fn ask(question: impl Display) -> String {
 	let mut stdout = io::stdout().lock();
 	let mut stdin = io::stdin().lock();
@@ -282,7 +116,8 @@ fn main() {
 
 	// process arguments
 	let directory = args.directory.canonicalize_utf8().unwrap();
-	let course = args.course;
+	let preset = Preset::find(&args.preset).unwrap();
+	let course = preset.course;
 
 	// let's see if we need to initialise the project
 	let project_path = directory.join("project.toml");
@@ -327,10 +162,10 @@ fn main() {
 		let project = Project {
 			lecture: ProjectLecture {
 				course,
-				label: args.label,
-				docent: args.docent,
+				label: preset.label,
+				docent: preset.docent,
 				date,
-				lang: args.lang
+				lang: preset.lang
 			},
 			source: ProjectSource {
 				files,
@@ -439,10 +274,10 @@ fn main() {
 	});
 
 	// rescale the video
-	if let Some(lowest_res) = args.transcode {
+	if let Some(lowest_res) = args.transcode.or(preset.transcode) {
 		for res in Resolution::values().into_iter().rev() {
 			if res > project.source.metadata.as_ref().unwrap().source_res
-				|| res > args.transcode_start
+				|| res > args.transcode_start.unwrap_or(preset.transcode_start)
 				|| res < lowest_res
 			{
 				continue;
diff --git a/src/preset.rs b/src/preset.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85f37c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/preset.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//! This struct defines presets.
+
+use crate::{
+	iotro::{Language, BRITISH, GERMAN},
+	project::Resolution
+};
+use anyhow::bail;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_with::{serde_as, DisplayFromStr};
+use std::{fs, io};
+
+#[serde_as]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub(crate) struct Preset {
+	// options for the intro slide
+	pub(crate) course: String,
+	pub(crate) label: String,
+	pub(crate) docent: String,
+
+	/// Course language
+	#[serde(default = "Default::default")]
+	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
+	pub(crate) lang: Language<'static>,
+
+	// coding options
+	pub(crate) transcode_start: Resolution,
+	pub(crate) transcode: Option<Resolution>
+}
+
+fn preset_23ws_malo2() -> Preset {
+	Preset {
+		course: "23ws-malo2".into(),
+		label: "Mathematische Logik II".into(),
+		docent: "Prof. E. Grädel".into(),
+		lang: GERMAN,
+		transcode_start: Resolution::WQHD,
+		transcode: Some(Resolution::nHD)
+	}
+}
+
+fn preset_24ss_algomod() -> Preset {
+	Preset {
+		course: "24ss-algomod".into(),
+		label: "Algorithmische Modelltheorie".into(),
+		docent: "Prof. E. Grädel".into(),
+		lang: GERMAN,
+		transcode_start: Resolution::WQHD,
+		transcode: Some(Resolution::HD)
+	}
+}
+
+fn preset_24ss_qc() -> Preset {
+	Preset {
+		course: "24ss-qc".into(),
+		label: "Introduction to Quantum Computing".into(),
+		docent: "Prof. D. Unruh".into(),
+		lang: BRITISH,
+		transcode_start: Resolution::WQHD,
+		transcode: Some(Resolution::HD)
+	}
+}
+
+impl Preset {
+	pub(crate) fn find(name: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+		match fs::read(name) {
+			Ok(buf) => return Ok(toml::from_slice(&buf)?),
+			Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {},
+			Err(err) => return Err(err.into())
+		}
+		Ok(match name {
+			"23ws-malo2" => preset_23ws_malo2(),
+			"24ss-algomod" => preset_24ss_algomod(),
+			"24ss-qc" => preset_24ss_qc(),
+			_ => bail!("Unknown preset {name:?}")
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/project.rs b/src/project.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dbda1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/project.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+//! Defines the structure of the `project.toml` file.
+
+use crate::{
+	iotro::Language,
+	render::ffmpeg::FfmpegOutputFormat,
+	time::{Date, Time}
+};
+use rational::Rational;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_with::{serde_as, DisplayFromStr};
+use std::{collections::BTreeSet, str::FromStr};
+
+macro_rules! resolutions {
+	($($res:ident: $width:literal x $height:literal at $bitrate:literal in $format:ident),+) => {
+		#[allow(non_camel_case_types, clippy::upper_case_acronyms)]
+		#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Serialize)]
+		pub(crate) enum Resolution {
+			$(
+				#[doc = concat!(stringify!($width), "x", stringify!($height))]
+				$res
+			),+
+		}
+
+		const NUM_RESOLUTIONS: usize = {
+			let mut num = 0;
+			$(num += 1; stringify!($res);)+
+			num
+		};
+
+		impl Resolution {
+			pub(crate) fn values() -> [Self; NUM_RESOLUTIONS] {
+				[$(Self::$res),+]
+			}
+
+			pub(crate) fn width(self) -> usize {
+				match self {
+					$(Self::$res => $width),+
+				}
+			}
+
+			pub(crate) fn height(self) -> usize {
+				match self {
+					$(Self::$res => $height),+
+				}
+			}
+
+			pub(crate) fn bitrate(self) -> u64 {
+				match self {
+					$(Self::$res => $bitrate),+
+				}
+			}
+
+			pub(crate) fn format(self) -> FfmpegOutputFormat {
+				match self {
+					$(Self::$res => FfmpegOutputFormat::$format),+
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		impl FromStr for Resolution {
+			type Err = anyhow::Error;
+
+			fn from_str(s: &str) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+				Ok(match s {
+					$(concat!(stringify!($height), "p") => Self::$res,)+
+					_ => anyhow::bail!("Unknown Resolution: {s:?}")
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+resolutions! {
+	nHD: 640 x 360 at 500_000 in AvcAac,
+	HD: 1280 x 720 at 1_000_000 in AvcAac,
+	FullHD: 1920 x 1080 at 750_000 in Av1Opus,
+	WQHD: 2560 x 1440 at 1_000_000 in Av1Opus,
+	// TODO qsx muss mal sagen wieviel bitrate für 4k
+	UHD: 3840 x 2160 at 2_000_000 in Av1Opus
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub(crate) struct Project {
+	pub(crate) lecture: ProjectLecture,
+	pub(crate) source: ProjectSource,
+	pub(crate) progress: ProjectProgress
+}
+
+#[serde_as]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub(crate) struct ProjectLecture {
+	pub(crate) course: String,
+	pub(crate) label: String,
+	pub(crate) docent: String,
+	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
+	pub(crate) date: Date,
+	#[serde(default = "Default::default")]
+	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
+	pub(crate) lang: Language<'static>
+}
+
+#[serde_as]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub(crate) struct ProjectSource {
+	pub(crate) files: Vec<String>,
+	pub(crate) stereo: bool,
+
+	#[serde_as(as = "Option<DisplayFromStr>")]
+	pub(crate) start: Option<Time>,
+	#[serde_as(as = "Option<DisplayFromStr>")]
+	pub(crate) end: Option<Time>,
+
+	#[serde(default)]
+	#[serde_as(as = "Vec<(DisplayFromStr, DisplayFromStr)>")]
+	pub(crate) fast: Vec<(Time, Time)>,
+
+	#[serde(default)]
+	#[serde_as(as = "Vec<(DisplayFromStr, DisplayFromStr, _)>")]
+	pub(crate) questions: Vec<(Time, Time, String)>,
+
+	pub(crate) metadata: Option<ProjectSourceMetadata>
+}
+
+#[serde_as]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub(crate) struct ProjectSourceMetadata {
+	/// The duration of the source video.
+	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
+	pub(crate) source_duration: Time,
+	/// The FPS of the source video.
+	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
+	pub(crate) source_fps: Rational,
+	/// The time base of the source video.
+	#[serde_as(as = "DisplayFromStr")]
+	pub(crate) source_tbn: Rational,
+	/// The resolution of the source video.
+	pub(crate) source_res: Resolution,
+	/// The sample rate of the source audio.
+	pub(crate) source_sample_rate: u32
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub(crate) struct ProjectProgress {
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub(crate) preprocessed: bool,
+
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub(crate) asked_start_end: bool,
+
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub(crate) asked_fast: bool,
+
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub(crate) asked_questions: bool,
+
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub(crate) rendered_assets: bool,
+
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub(crate) rendered: bool,
+
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub(crate) transcoded: BTreeSet<Resolution>
+}
diff --git a/src/question.rs b/src/question.rs
index 0d7e3fc..53908f9 100644
--- a/src/question.rs
+++ b/src/question.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use fontconfig::Fontconfig;
 use harfbuzz_rs::{Face, Font, Owned, UnicodeBuffer};
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use svgwriter::{
-	tags::{Group, Path, Rect, TSpan, TagWithPresentationAttributes as _, Text},
+	tags::{Group, Path, TSpan, TagWithPresentationAttributes as _, Text},
 	Data, Graphic, Transform
 };
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl Question {
 				.with_dominant_baseline("middle")
 				.with_text_anchor("middle")
 				.with_font_weight(600)
-				.append("Question")
+				.append(lang.question.to_owned())
 		);
 		g.push(text);
 
@@ -138,15 +138,3 @@ impl Question {
 		svg
 	}
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-#[test]
-fn question() {
-	let svg = Question::new(
-		Resolution::FullHD,
-		&Language::default(),
-		"Hallo Welt! Dies ist eine sehr kluge Frage aus dem Publikum. Die Frage ist nämlich: Was ist eigentlich die Frage?".into()
-	)
-	.finish();
-	std::fs::write("question.svg", svg.to_string_pretty()).unwrap();
-}
diff --git a/src/render/mod.rs b/src/render/mod.rs
index 15fdf80..cc34ed9 100644
--- a/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ use self::{
 };
 use crate::{
 	iotro::{intro, outro},
+	project::{Project, ProjectLecture, ProjectSourceMetadata, Resolution},
 	question::Question,
 	render::ffmpeg::{Ffmpeg, FfmpegInput},
-	time::{format_date, format_time, Time},
-	Project, ProjectLecture, ProjectSourceMetadata, Resolution
+	time::{format_date, format_time, Time}
 };
 use anyhow::{bail, Context};
 use camino::{Utf8Path as Path, Utf8PathBuf as PathBuf};