diff --git a/dynamic.c b/dynamic.c
index 408b0292a0..ea65640873 100644
--- a/dynamic.c
+++ b/dynamic.c
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ static bool environment_cb(unsigned cmd, void *data)
          SSNES_LOG("GET_OVERSCAN: %u\n", (unsigned)!g_settings.video.crop_overscan);
          break;
 
+      case SNES_ENVIRONMENT_SET_TIMING:
+         g_extern.system.timing = *(const struct snes_system_timing*)data;
+         g_extern.system.timing_set = true;
+         break;
+
       default:
          return false;
    }
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 746ff98de8..44adfcec9b 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ struct global
       struct snes_geometry geom;
       unsigned pitch; // If 0, has classic libsnes semantics.
       char fullpath[MAXPATHLEN];
+      struct snes_system_timing timing;
+      bool timing_set;
    } system;
 
    struct
diff --git a/libsnes.hpp b/libsnes.hpp
index 79ea845b1c..c88592ce07 100755
--- a/libsnes.hpp
+++ b/libsnes.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SNES_ENVIRONMENT_SET_GEOMETRY 1   // const struct snes_geometry * -- Window geometry information for the system/game.
 #define SNES_ENVIRONMENT_SET_PITCH 2      // const unsigned * -- Pitch of game image.
 #define SNES_ENVIRONMENT_GET_OVERSCAN 3   // bool * -- Boolean value whether or not the implementation should use overscan.
+#define SNES_ENVIRONMENT_SET_TIMING 4     // const struct snes_system_timing * -- Set exact timings of the system.
+                                          // Used primarily for video recording.
 
 struct snes_geometry
 {
@@ -80,6 +82,12 @@ struct snes_geometry
    unsigned max_height;    // Maximum possible height of system.
 };
 
+struct snes_system_timing
+{
+   double fps;
+   double sample_rate;
+};
+
 typedef bool (*snes_environment_t)(unsigned cmd, void *data);
 
 // Must be called before calling snes_init().
diff --git a/record/ffemu.c b/record/ffemu.c
index 864ff28eed..9d5c8f728b 100644
--- a/record/ffemu.c
+++ b/record/ffemu.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static bool init_audio(struct audio_info *audio, struct ffemu_params *param)
 #endif
 
    audio->codec->sample_rate = param->samplerate;
-   audio->codec->time_base = (AVRational) { 1, param->samplerate };
+   audio->codec->time_base = av_d2q(1.0 / param->samplerate, 1000000);
    audio->codec->channels = param->channels;
    audio->codec->sample_fmt = AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16;
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static bool init_video(struct video_info *video, const struct ffemu_params *para
 
    video->codec->width = param->out_width;
    video->codec->height = param->out_height;
-   video->codec->time_base = (AVRational) { param->fps.den, param->fps.num };
+   video->codec->time_base = av_d2q(1.0 / param->fps, 1000000); // Arbitrary big number.
    video->codec->sample_aspect_ratio = av_d2q(param->aspect_ratio * param->out_height / param->out_width, 255);
    video->codec->pix_fmt = video->pix_fmt;
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void ffemu_free(ffemu_t *handle)
    }
 }
 
-int ffemu_push_video(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_data *data)
+bool ffemu_push_video(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_data *data)
 {
    for (;;)
    {
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ int ffemu_push_video(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_data *data)
       slock_unlock(handle->lock);
 
       if (!handle->alive)
-         return -1;
+         return false;
 
       if (avail >= sizeof(*data))
          break;
@@ -441,10 +441,10 @@ int ffemu_push_video(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_data *data)
    slock_unlock(handle->lock);
    scond_signal(handle->cond);
 
-   return 0;
+   return true;
 }
 
-int ffemu_push_audio(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_data *data)
+bool ffemu_push_audio(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_data *data)
 {
    for (;;)
    {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int ffemu_push_audio(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_data *data)
       slock_unlock(handle->lock);
 
       if (!handle->alive)
-         return -1;
+         return false;
 
       if (avail >= data->frames * handle->params.channels * sizeof(int16_t))
          break;
@@ -476,10 +476,10 @@ int ffemu_push_audio(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_data *data)
    slock_unlock(handle->lock);
    scond_signal(handle->cond);
 
-   return 0;
+   return true;
 }
 
-static int ffemu_push_video_thread(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_data *data)
+static bool ffemu_push_video_thread(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_data *data)
 {
    handle->video.sws_ctx = sws_getCachedContext(handle->video.sws_ctx, data->width, data->height, handle->video.fmt,
          handle->params.out_width, handle->params.out_height, handle->video.pix_fmt, SWS_POINT,
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static int ffemu_push_video_thread(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_dat
          handle->video.outbuf_size, handle->video.conv_frame);
 
    if (outsize < 0)
-      return -1;
+      return false;
 
    AVPacket pkt;
    av_init_packet(&pkt);
@@ -513,15 +513,15 @@ static int ffemu_push_video_thread(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_dat
    if (pkt.size > 0)
    {
       if (av_interleaved_write_frame(handle->muxer.ctx, &pkt) < 0)
-         return -1;
+         return false;
    }
 
    handle->video.frame_cnt++;
 
-   return 0;
+   return true;
 }
 
-static int ffemu_push_audio_thread(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_data *data)
+static bool ffemu_push_audio_thread(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_data *data)
 {
    size_t written_frames = 0;
    while (written_frames < data->frames)
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ static int ffemu_push_audio_thread(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_dat
 
          int out_size = avcodec_encode_audio(handle->audio.codec, handle->audio.outbuf, handle->audio.outbuf_size, handle->audio.buffer);
          if (out_size < 0)
-            return -1;
+            return false;
 
          pkt.size = out_size;
 
@@ -558,14 +558,14 @@ static int ffemu_push_audio_thread(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_dat
          if (pkt.size > 0)
          {
             if (av_interleaved_write_frame(handle->muxer.ctx, &pkt) < 0)
-               return -1;
+               return false;
          }
       }
    }
-   return 0;
+   return true;
 }
 
-int ffemu_finalize(ffemu_t *handle)
+bool ffemu_finalize(ffemu_t *handle)
 {
    deinit_thread(handle);
 
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ int ffemu_finalize(ffemu_t *handle)
    // Write final data.
    av_write_trailer(handle->muxer.ctx);
 
-   return 0;
+   return true;
 }
 
 static void ffemu_thread(void *data)
diff --git a/record/ffemu.h b/record/ffemu.h
index 172384dc45..7afae44ba4 100644
--- a/record/ffemu.h
+++ b/record/ffemu.h
@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-struct ffemu_rational
-{
-   unsigned num;
-   unsigned den;
-};
-
 // Parameters passed to ffemu_new()
 struct ffemu_params
 {
+   // FPS of input video.
+   double fps;
+   // Sample rate of input audio.
+   double samplerate;
+
    // Desired output resolution.
    unsigned out_width;
    unsigned out_height;
@@ -24,38 +23,17 @@ struct ffemu_params
    // Total size of framebuffer used in input.
    unsigned fb_width;
    unsigned fb_height;
+
+   // Aspect ratio of input video. Parameters are passed to the muxer,
+   // the video itself is not scaled.
    float aspect_ratio;
 
-   // FPS of video input.
-   struct ffemu_rational fps;
-
-   // Relative video quality. 0 is lossless (if available), 10 is very low quality. 
-   // A value over 10 is codec defined if it will give even worse quality.
-   unsigned videoq;
-
-   // Define some video codec dependent option. (E.g. h264 profiles)
-   uint64_t video_opt;
-
-   // Audio sample rate.
-   unsigned samplerate;
-
    // Audio channels.
    unsigned channels;
 
    // If input is ARGB or XRGB1555.
    bool rgb32;
 
-   // Audio bits. Sample format is always signed PCM in native byte order.
-   //unsigned bits;
-
-   // Relative audio quality. 0 is lossless (if available), 10 is very low quality.
-   // A value over 10 is codec defined if it will give even worse quality.
-   // Some codecs might ignore this (lossless codecs such as FLAC).
-   unsigned audioq;
-
-   // Define some audio codec dependent option.
-   uint64_t audio_opt;
-
    // Filename to dump to.
    const char *filename;
 };
@@ -79,10 +57,9 @@ typedef struct ffemu ffemu_t;
 ffemu_t *ffemu_new(const struct ffemu_params *params);
 void ffemu_free(ffemu_t* handle);
 
-int ffemu_push_video(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_data *data);
-int ffemu_push_audio(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_data *data);
-int ffemu_finalize(ffemu_t *handle);
-
+bool ffemu_push_video(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_video_data *data);
+bool ffemu_push_audio(ffemu_t *handle, const struct ffemu_audio_data *data);
+bool ffemu_finalize(ffemu_t *handle);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/ssnes.c b/ssnes.c
index 653de2b5d7..f350274861 100644
--- a/ssnes.c
+++ b/ssnes.c
@@ -958,20 +958,27 @@ static void init_recording(void)
    if (!g_extern.recording)
       return;
 
-   // Not perfectly accurate, but this can be adjusted later during processing
-   // and playback losslessly, and we please the containers more by
-   // using "sane" values.
-   struct ffemu_rational ntsc_fps = {60000, 1000};
-   struct ffemu_rational pal_fps = {50000, 1000};
+   // Canonical values.
+   double fps = psnes_get_region() == SNES_REGION_NTSC ? 60.00 : 50.00;
+   double samplerate = 32000.0;
+   if (g_extern.system.timing_set)
+   {
+      fps = g_extern.system.timing.fps;
+      samplerate = g_extern.system.timing.sample_rate;
+      SSNES_LOG("Custom timing given: FPS: %.4lf, Sample rate: %.4lf\n", fps, samplerate);
+   }
+
    struct ffemu_params params = {
       .out_width = g_extern.system.geom.base_width,
       .out_height = g_extern.system.geom.base_height,
       .fb_width = g_extern.system.geom.max_width,
       .fb_height = g_extern.system.geom.max_height,
       .channels = 2,
-      .samplerate = 32000,
       .filename = g_extern.record_path,
-      .fps = psnes_get_region() == SNES_REGION_NTSC ? ntsc_fps : pal_fps,
+
+      .fps = fps,
+      .samplerate = samplerate,
+
       .rgb32 = false,
    };