diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a3c0085..ff9c8d1d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ init:
 
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo "packages for ffplayout installed in \"$(current_dir)/venv\""
+	@echo "external packages for ffplayout installed in \"$(current_dir)/venv\""
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "run: \"$(current_dir)/venv/bin/python\" \"$(current_dir)/ffplayout.py\""
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "or:"
+	@echo "source ./venv/bin/activate"
+	@echo "./ffplayout.py"
 	@echo ""
-	@echo "run \"$(current_dir)/venv/bin/python\" \"$(current_dir)/ffplayout.py\""
diff --git a/ffplayout.py b/ffplayout.py
index 36b114c3..b3e07138 100755
--- a/ffplayout.py
+++ b/ffplayout.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ try:
         import colorama
         colorama.init()
 except ImportError:
-    print('Some modules are not installed, ffplayout may or may not work')
+    print('colorama import failed, no colored console output on windows...')
 
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------