diff --git a/vr180_matting/vr180_processor.py b/vr180_matting/vr180_processor.py
index 3e39c95..61e5aff 100644
--- a/vr180_matting/vr180_processor.py
+++ b/vr180_matting/vr180_processor.py
@@ -156,80 +156,57 @@ class VR180Processor(VideoProcessor):
         temp_video_path = Path.cwd() / temp_video_name
         
         try:
-            # Write frames to temporary video
+            # Use ffmpeg approach since OpenCV video writer is failing
             height, width = eye_frames[0].shape[:2]
+            temp_video_path = temp_video_path.with_suffix('.mp4')
             
-            # Try different codecs if mp4v fails
-            codecs_to_try = [
-                ('mp4v', '.mp4'),
-                ('XVID', '.avi'), 
-                ('MJPG', '.avi')
-            ]
+            print(f"Creating temp video using ffmpeg: {temp_video_path}")
+            print(f"Video params: size=({width}, {height}), frames={len(eye_frames)}")
             
-            writer = None
-            for fourcc_str, ext in codecs_to_try:
-                fourcc = cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(*fourcc_str)
-                temp_video_path_with_ext = temp_video_path.with_suffix(ext)
-                
-                print(f"Trying codec {fourcc_str} with path {temp_video_path_with_ext}")
-                print(f"Video params: size=({width}, {height}), fps=30.0")
-                
-                writer = cv2.VideoWriter(str(temp_video_path_with_ext), fourcc, 30.0, (width, height))
-                
-                if writer.isOpened():
-                    # Test writing the first frame
-                    test_frame = eye_frames[0].copy()
-                    if test_frame.dtype != np.uint8:
-                        test_frame = test_frame.astype(np.uint8)
-                    if not test_frame.flags['C_CONTIGUOUS']:
-                        test_frame = np.ascontiguousarray(test_frame)
-                    
-                    test_success = writer.write(test_frame)
-                    print(f"Test write with {fourcc_str}: {'SUCCESS' if test_success else 'FAILED'}")
-                    
-                    if test_success:
-                        temp_video_path = temp_video_path_with_ext
-                        print(f"Using codec {fourcc_str} for temp video")
-                        # Reset writer to start fresh
-                        writer.release()
-                        writer = cv2.VideoWriter(str(temp_video_path_with_ext), fourcc, 30.0, (width, height))
-                        break
-                    else:
-                        writer.release()
-                        writer = None
-                else:
-                    print(f"Failed to open writer with {fourcc_str}")
-                    writer.release()
-                    writer = None
-            
-            if writer is None:
-                raise RuntimeError("Failed to open video writer with any codec")
-            
-            # Debug frame properties
-            first_frame = eye_frames[0]
-            print(f"Frame properties: shape={first_frame.shape}, dtype={first_frame.dtype}, "
-                  f"min={first_frame.min()}, max={first_frame.max()}")
+            # Create a temporary directory for frame images
+            temp_frames_dir = temp_video_path.parent / f"frames_{temp_video_path.stem}"
+            temp_frames_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
             
+            # Save frames as individual images
+            print("Saving frames as images...")
             for i, frame in enumerate(eye_frames):
-                # Ensure frame is in the right format for OpenCV
+                # Ensure frame is uint8
                 if frame.dtype != np.uint8:
                     frame = frame.astype(np.uint8)
                 
-                # Ensure frame is contiguous
-                if not frame.flags['C_CONTIGUOUS']:
-                    frame = np.ascontiguousarray(frame)
-                
-                success = writer.write(frame)
+                frame_path = temp_frames_dir / f"frame_{i:06d}.png"
+                success = cv2.imwrite(str(frame_path), frame)
                 if not success:
-                    print(f"Failed to write frame {i}/{len(eye_frames)}")
-                    print(f"Frame {i} properties: shape={frame.shape}, dtype={frame.dtype}, contiguous={frame.flags['C_CONTIGUOUS']}")
-                    raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to write frame {i} to {temp_video_path}")
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to save frame {i} as image")
                 
                 if i % 50 == 0:
-                    print(f"Written {i}/{len(eye_frames)} frames")
+                    print(f"Saved {i}/{len(eye_frames)} frames")
             
-            writer.release()
-            del writer  # Ensure it's fully released
+            # Use ffmpeg to create video from images
+            import subprocess
+            ffmpeg_cmd = [
+                'ffmpeg', '-y',  # -y to overwrite output file
+                '-framerate', '30',
+                '-i', str(temp_frames_dir / 'frame_%06d.png'),
+                '-c:v', 'libx264',
+                '-pix_fmt', 'yuv420p',
+                '-crf', '23',
+                str(temp_video_path)
+            ]
+            
+            print(f"Running ffmpeg: {' '.join(ffmpeg_cmd)}")
+            result = subprocess.run(ffmpeg_cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+            
+            if result.returncode != 0:
+                print(f"FFmpeg stdout: {result.stdout}")
+                print(f"FFmpeg stderr: {result.stderr}")
+                raise RuntimeError(f"FFmpeg failed with return code {result.returncode}")
+            
+            # Clean up frame images
+            import shutil
+            shutil.rmtree(temp_frames_dir)
+            
+            print(f"Created temp video successfully")
             
             # Verify the file was created and has content
             if not temp_video_path.exists():