diff --git a/lerobot/scripts/visualize_dataset.py b/lerobot/scripts/visualize_dataset.py
index 226fdc1f..aad17a21 100644
--- a/lerobot/scripts/visualize_dataset.py
+++ b/lerobot/scripts/visualize_dataset.py
@@ -22,11 +22,22 @@ def visualize_dataset_cli(cfg: dict):
 
 
 def cat_and_write_video(video_path, frames, fps):
-    # Expects images in [0, 255].
     frames = torch.cat(frames)
-    assert frames.dtype == torch.uint8
-    frames = einops.rearrange(frames, "b c h w -> b h w c").numpy()
-    imageio.mimsave(video_path, frames, fps=fps)
+
+    # Expects images in [0, 1].
+    frame = frames[0]
+    _, c, h, w = frame.shape
+    assert c < h and c < w, f"expect channel first images, but instead {frame.shape}"
+
+    # sanity check that images are float32 in range [0,1]
+    assert frame.dtype == torch.float32, f"expect torch.float32, but instead {frame.dtype=}"
+    assert frame.max() <= 1, f"expect pixels lower than 1, but instead {frame.max()=}"
+    assert frame.min() >= 0, f"expect pixels greater than 1, but instead {frame.min()=}"
+
+    # convert to channel last uint8 [0, 255]
+    frames = einops.rearrange(frames, "b c h w -> b h w c")
+    frames = (frames * 255).type(torch.uint8)
+    imageio.mimsave(video_path, frames.numpy(), fps=fps)
 
 
 def visualize_dataset(cfg: dict, out_dir=None):