diff --git a/srcpkgs/recordmydesktop/patches/sane-theora-defaults.patch b/srcpkgs/recordmydesktop/patches/sane-theora-defaults.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ad85796d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/recordmydesktop/patches/sane-theora-defaults.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Use sane theora defaults
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525155
+
+--- src/rmd_initialize_data.c	2009-11-25 10:05:58.708779029 -0500
++++ src/rmd_initialize_data.c	2009-11-25 09:28:07.629507987 -0500
+@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ 
+     args->channels             = 1;
+     args->frequency            = 22050;
+     args->buffsize             = 4096;
+-    args->v_bitrate            = 45000;
++    args->v_bitrate            = 0;
+     args->v_quality            = 63;
+     args->s_quality            = 10;
+ 
+--- src/rmd_parseargs.c	2009-11-25 10:06:07.409777969 -0500
++++ src/rmd_parseargs.c	2009-11-25 09:39:32.786757292 -0500
+@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ 
+     "Encoding Options\n"
+     "\t--on-the-fly-encoding\tEncode the audio-video data, while recording.\n"
+     "\t--v_quality n\t\tA number from 0 to 63 for"
+-    " desired encoded video quality(default 63).\n"
++    " desired encoded video quality(default 63).\n\t               (set quality to zero for bitrate controlled usage)\n"
+ 
+-    "\t--v_bitrate n\t\tA number from 45000 to 2000000"
+-    " for desired encoded video bitrate(default 45000).\n"
++    "\t--v_bitrate n\t\tA number from 0 to 200000000"
++    " for desired encoded video bitrate(default 0 = not rate controlled).\n"
+ 
+     "\t--s_quality n\t\tDesired audio quality(-1 to 10).\n\n"
+ 
+@@ -327,17 +327,17 @@ 
+                  strcmp(argv[i], "-v_bitrate")  == 0) {
+             if(i+1<argc){
+                 int num=atoi(argv[i+1]);
+-                if((num>=45000)&&(num<=2000000))
++                if((num>=0)&&(num<=200000000))
+                     arg_return->v_bitrate=num;
+                 else{
+                     fprintf(stderr,"Argument Usage:"
+-                                   " --v_bitrate n(number 45000-2000000)\n");
++                                   " --v_bitrate n(number 0-200000000)\n");
+                     return FALSE;
+                 }
+             }
+             else{
+                 fprintf(stderr,"Argument Usage:"
+-                               " --v_bitrate n(number 45000-2000000)\n");
++                               " --v_bitrate n(number 0-200000000)\n");
+                 return FALSE;
+             }
+             i++;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/recordmydesktop/patches/shmstr-to-shmproto.patch b/srcpkgs/recordmydesktop/patches/shmstr-to-shmproto.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..88ea7e468d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/recordmydesktop/patches/shmstr-to-shmproto.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# from gentoo: http://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=209904
+# 2010-01-15: Bug with proposed fix already upstream:
+# http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2889699&group_id=172357&atid=861428
+
+--- src/rmd_getzpixmap.c	2008-12-13 17:04:10.000000000 +0100
++++ src/rmd_getzpixmap.c	2009-11-11 11:30:18.000000000 +0100
+@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
+ 
+ #include <X11/Xlib.h>
+ #include <X11/Xlibint.h>
+-#include <X11/extensions/shmstr.h>
++#include <X11/extensions/shmproto.h>
+ #include <X11/extensions/XShm.h>
+ 
+ 
+--- src/rmd_update_image.c	2008-12-13 17:20:49.000000000 +0100
++++ src/rmd_update_image.c	2009-11-11 11:30:34.000000000 +0100
+@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
+ #include "rmd_types.h"
+ 
+ #include <X11/Xlibint.h>
+-#include <X11/extensions/shmstr.h>
++#include <X11/extensions/shmproto.h>
+ #include <X11/extensions/XShm.h>
diff --git a/srcpkgs/recordmydesktop/template b/srcpkgs/recordmydesktop/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b8f02abbc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/recordmydesktop/template
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Template file for 'recordmydesktop'
+pkgname=recordmydesktop
+version=0.3.8.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="zlib-devel alsa-lib-devel libvorbis-devel libtheora-devel libXext-devel libXdamage-devel libSM-devel"
+short_desc="A X11 desktop session recorder"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+license="GPL-2"
+homepage="http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=33a2e208186ae78e2db2a27b0f5047b50fb7819c47fe15483b0765200b9d738c