diff --git a/scripts/sampling/simple_video_sample.py b/scripts/sampling/simple_video_sample.py
index 29a8b8581..8d0a690af 100644
--- a/scripts/sampling/simple_video_sample.py
+++ b/scripts/sampling/simple_video_sample.py
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ def sample(
             with Image.open(input_img_path) as image:
                 if image.mode == "RGBA":
                     input_image = image.convert("RGB")
+                else:
+                    input_image = image.copy()
                 w, h = image.size
 
                 if h % 64 != 0 or w % 64 != 0:
@@ -270,8 +272,20 @@ def denoiser(input, sigma, c):
                     .numpy()
                     .astype(np.uint8)
                 )
+                frames = [frame for frame in vid]
                 video_path = os.path.join(output_folder, f"{base_count:06d}.mp4")
-                imageio.mimwrite(video_path, vid)
+                fourcc = cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(*'mp4v')  # Specify the codec for MP4
+
+                # Step 3: Create a VideoWriter object
+                video_writer = cv2.VideoWriter(video_path, fourcc, fps_id, (w,h))
+
+                # Step 4: Write frames to the video
+                for frame in frames:
+                    video_writer.write(frame[..., ::-1])  # Write each frame to the video and convert to BGR 
+
+                # Step 5: Release the VideoWriter
+                video_writer.release()
+
 
 
 def get_unique_embedder_keys_from_conditioner(conditioner):