diff --git a/processing/post/perceptualUniformColorMap.py b/processing/post/perceptualUniformColorMap.py
index 4857dc028..4e63a71c1 100755
--- a/processing/post/perceptualUniformColorMap.py
+++ b/processing/post/perceptualUniformColorMap.py
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@ parser.add_option('-r','--right', dest='right', type='float', nargs=3, \
                   help='right color [%default]')
 parser.add_option('-c','--colormodel', dest='colormodel', \
                   help='colormodel of left and right "RGB","HSL","XYZ","CIELAB","MSH" [%default]')
+parser.add_option('-p','--predefined', dest='predefined', \
+                  help='predefined colormap [%default]')
 parser.add_option('-f','--format', dest='format', action='extend', \
                   help='output file format "paraview","gmsh","raw","GOM",[paraview, autodetect if output file extension is given]')
 parser.add_option('-s','--steps', dest='steps', type='int', nargs = 1, \
-                  help='no of interpolation steps [%default]')
+                  help='number of interpolation steps [%default]')
 parser.add_option('-t','--trim', dest='trim', type='float', nargs = 2, \
                   help='trim the colormap w.r.t the given values [%default]')
 parser.set_defaults(colormodel = 'RGB')
+parser.set_defaults(predefined = None)
 parser.set_defaults(format = [''])
 parser.set_defaults(steps = 10)
 parser.set_defaults(trim  = (-1.0,1.0))
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ elif (len(filenames)> 0) and (options.format == ['']):
     
 leftColor = damask.Color(options.colormodel.upper(),list(options.left))
 rightColor = damask.Color(options.colormodel.upper(),list(options.right))
-myColormap = damask.Colormap(leftColor,rightColor)
+myColormap = damask.Colormap(leftColor,rightColor,predefined = options.predefined)
 
 for file in files:
   outColormap = myColormap.export(file['name'],file['outtype'],options.steps,list(options.trim))