diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index af3802c..040c385 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repos:
       - id: validate-pyproject
 
   - repo: https://github.com/crate-ci/typos
-    rev: v1.24.6
+    rev: v1.25.0
     hooks:
       - id: typos
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ repos:
       - id: ruff-format
 
   - repo: https://github.com/DetachHead/basedpyright-pre-commit-mirror
-    rev: 1.18.0
+    rev: 1.18.2
     hooks:
       - id: basedpyright
 
diff --git a/examples/config_templates/frame_reader/video.yaml b/examples/config_templates/frame_reader/video/ffmpeg.yaml
similarity index 65%
rename from examples/config_templates/frame_reader/video.yaml
rename to examples/config_templates/frame_reader/video/ffmpeg.yaml
index 3cc68ca..5107b03 100644
--- a/examples/config_templates/frame_reader/video.yaml
+++ b/examples/config_templates/frame_reader/video/ffmpeg.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-_target_: rbyte.io.frame.VideoFrameReader
+_target_: rbyte.io.frame.FfmpegFrameReader
 path: ???
 threads: !!null
 resize_shorter_side: !!null
diff --git a/examples/config_templates/frame_reader/video/vali.yaml b/examples/config_templates/frame_reader/video/vali.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2441ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/config_templates/frame_reader/video/vali.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+_target_: rbyte.io.frame.ValiGpuFrameReader
+path: ???
+pixel_format_chain: [NV12]
diff --git a/examples/config_templates/read_frames.yaml b/examples/config_templates/read_frames.yaml
index 2c1ac51..423dc01 100644
--- a/examples/config_templates/read_frames.yaml
+++ b/examples/config_templates/read_frames.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ defaults:
   - frame_reader: !!null
   - _self_
 
-batch_size: 1
-entity_path: ???
-
 hydra:
   output_subdir: !!null
   run:
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index b1022ed..454061e 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ read-frames *ARGS: generate-example-config
 
 # rerun server and viewer
 rerun bind="0.0.0.0" port="9876" ws-server-port="9877" web-viewer-port="9090":
-    uv run rerun \
+    RUST_LOG=debug uv run rerun \
     	--bind {{ bind }} \
     	--port {{ port }} \
     	--ws-server-port {{ ws-server-port }} \
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 602f285..3c3da7b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mcap = [
 ]
 yaak = ["protobuf", "ptars>=0.0.2rc2"]
 jpeg = ["simplejpeg>=1.7.6"]
-video = ["video-reader-rs>=0.1.4"]
+video = ["python-vali>=4.1.4.post0", "video-reader-rs>=0.1.4"]
 
 [project.scripts]
 rbyte-build-table = 'rbyte.scripts.build_table:main'
diff --git a/src/rbyte/config/__init__.py b/src/rbyte/config/__init__.py
index e69de29..df2d681 100644
--- a/src/rbyte/config/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rbyte/config/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .base import BaseModel, HydraConfig
+
+__all__ = ["BaseModel", "HydraConfig"]
diff --git a/src/rbyte/io/frame/__init__.py b/src/rbyte/io/frame/__init__.py
index 14cb1ec..c42e7c5 100644
--- a/src/rbyte/io/frame/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rbyte/io/frame/__init__.py
@@ -2,16 +2,24 @@
 
 __all__ = ["DirectoryFrameReader"]
 
+
 try:
-    from .video import VideoFrameReader
+    from .mcap import McapFrameReader
 except ImportError:
     pass
 else:
-    __all__ += ["VideoFrameReader"]
+    __all__ += ["McapFrameReader"]
 
 try:
-    from .mcap import McapFrameReader
+    from .video.ffmpeg_reader import FfmpegFrameReader
 except ImportError:
     pass
 else:
-    __all__ += ["McapFrameReader"]
+    __all__ += ["FfmpegFrameReader"]
+
+try:
+    from .video.vali_reader import ValiGpuFrameReader
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+else:
+    __all__ += ["ValiGpuFrameReader"]
diff --git a/src/rbyte/io/frame/base.py b/src/rbyte/io/frame/base.py
index 11cc562..2b2d1e3 100644
--- a/src/rbyte/io/frame/base.py
+++ b/src/rbyte/io/frame/base.py
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@
 
 @runtime_checkable
 class FrameReader(Protocol):
-    def read(self, indexes: Iterable[int]) -> Shaped[Tensor, "b h w c"]: ...
+    def read(
+        self, indexes: Iterable[int]
+    ) -> Shaped[Tensor, "b h w c"] | Shaped[Tensor, "b c h w"]: ...
     def get_available_indexes(self) -> Sequence[int]: ...
diff --git a/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/__init__.py b/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/__init__.py
index 405f40f..5e2a442 100644
--- a/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
-from .reader import VideoFrameReader
+__all__: list[str] = []
 
-__all__ = ["VideoFrameReader"]
+try:
+    from .ffmpeg_reader import FfmpegFrameReader
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+else:
+    __all__ += ["FfmpegFrameReader"]
+
+try:
+    from .vali_reader import ValiGpuFrameReader
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+else:
+    __all__ += ["ValiGpuFrameReader"]
diff --git a/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/reader.py b/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/ffmpeg_reader.py
similarity index 91%
rename from src/rbyte/io/frame/video/reader.py
rename to src/rbyte/io/frame/video/ffmpeg_reader.py
index a3ad0c1..c3bb668 100644
--- a/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/reader.py
+++ b/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/ffmpeg_reader.py
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Sequence
 from functools import partial
-from os import PathLike
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import override
 
 import torch
 import video_reader as vr
 from jaxtyping import UInt8
-from pydantic import NonNegativeInt, validate_call
+from pydantic import FilePath, NonNegativeInt, validate_call
 from torch import Tensor
 
 from rbyte.io.frame.base import FrameReader
 
 
-class VideoFrameReader(FrameReader):
+class FfmpegFrameReader(FrameReader):
     @validate_call
     def __init__(
         self,
-        path: PathLike[str],
+        path: FilePath,
         threads: NonNegativeInt | None = None,
         resize_shorter_side: NonNegativeInt | None = None,
         with_fallback: bool | None = None,  # noqa: FBT001
diff --git a/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/vali_reader.py b/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/vali_reader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40a7689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rbyte/io/frame/video/vali_reader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping, Sequence
+from functools import cached_property
+from itertools import pairwise
+from typing import Annotated, override
+
+import more_itertools as mit
+import python_vali as vali
+import torch
+from jaxtyping import Shaped
+from pydantic import (
+    BeforeValidator,
+    ConfigDict,
+    FilePath,
+    NonNegativeInt,
+    validate_call,
+)
+from structlog import get_logger
+from torch import Tensor
+
+from rbyte.io.frame.base import FrameReader
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class ValiGpuFrameReader(FrameReader):
+    @validate_call(config=ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True))
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        path: FilePath,
+        gpu_id: NonNegativeInt = 0,
+        pixel_format_chain: Annotated[
+            Sequence[vali.PixelFormat],
+            BeforeValidator(lambda v: [getattr(vali.PixelFormat, x) for x in v]),
+        ] = (vali.PixelFormat.RGB, vali.PixelFormat.RGB_PLANAR),
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self._gpu_id = gpu_id
+
+        self._decoder = vali.PyDecoder(
+            input=path.resolve().as_posix(), opts={}, gpu_id=self._gpu_id
+        )
+
+        self._pixel_format_chain = (
+            (self._decoder.Format, *pixel_format_chain)
+            if mit.first(pixel_format_chain, default=None) != self._decoder.Format
+            else pixel_format_chain
+        )
+
+    @cached_property
+    def _surface_converters(
+        self,
+    ) -> Mapping[tuple[vali.PixelFormat, vali.PixelFormat], vali.PySurfaceConverter]:
+        return {
+            (src_format, dst_format): vali.PySurfaceConverter(
+                src_format=src_format, dst_format=dst_format, gpu_id=self._gpu_id
+            )
+            for src_format, dst_format in pairwise(self._pixel_format_chain)
+        }
+
+    @cached_property
+    def _surfaces(self) -> Mapping[vali.PixelFormat, vali.Surface]:
+        return {
+            pixel_format: vali.Surface.Make(
+                format=pixel_format,
+                width=self._decoder.Width,
+                height=self._decoder.Height,
+                gpu_id=self._gpu_id,
+            )
+            for pixel_format in self._pixel_format_chain
+        }
+
+    def _read(self, index: int) -> Shaped[Tensor, "c h w"] | Shaped[Tensor, "h w c"]:
+        seek_ctx = vali.SeekContext(index, vali.SeekMode.EXACT_FRAME)
+        success, details = self._decoder.DecodeSingleSurface(  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+            self._surfaces[self._decoder.Format], seek_ctx
+        )
+        if not success:
+            logger.error(msg := "failed to decode surface", details=details)
+
+            raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
+        for (src_format, dst_format), converter in self._surface_converters.items():
+            success, details = converter.Run(  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+                (src := self._surfaces[src_format]), (dst := self._surfaces[dst_format])
+            )
+            if not success:
+                logger.error(
+                    msg := "failed to convert surface",
+                    src=src,
+                    dst=dst,
+                    details=details,
+                )
+
+                raise RuntimeError(msg)
+
+        surface = self._surfaces[self._pixel_format_chain[-1]]
+
+        return torch.from_dlpack(surface).clone().detach()  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateImportUsage]
+
+    @override
+    def read(
+        self, indexes: Iterable[int]
+    ) -> Shaped[Tensor, "b h w c"] | Shaped[Tensor, "b c h w"]:
+        return torch.stack([self._read(index) for index in indexes])
+
+    @override
+    def get_available_indexes(self) -> Sequence[int]:
+        return range(self._decoder.NumFrames)
diff --git a/src/rbyte/io/table/yaak/idl-repo b/src/rbyte/io/table/yaak/idl-repo
index 7247555..ec4132c 160000
--- a/src/rbyte/io/table/yaak/idl-repo
+++ b/src/rbyte/io/table/yaak/idl-repo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7247555a0bbfb98dbafa91766511773cb26141ad
+Subproject commit ec4132c834d22b790c8160f4aa4ce6a7295f87e3
diff --git a/src/rbyte/scripts/read_frames.py b/src/rbyte/scripts/read_frames.py
index dec71c2..504398c 100644
--- a/src/rbyte/scripts/read_frames.py
+++ b/src/rbyte/scripts/read_frames.py
@@ -1,23 +1,53 @@
-from typing import cast
+from collections.abc import Mapping
+from typing import Annotated
 
 import hydra
 import more_itertools as mit
 import rerun as rr
 import torch
-from hydra.utils import instantiate
-from omegaconf import DictConfig
+from omegaconf import DictConfig, OmegaConf
+from pydantic import BeforeValidator, NonNegativeInt
 from structlog import get_logger
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
+from rbyte.config import BaseModel, HydraConfig
 from rbyte.io.frame.base import FrameReader
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
+TORCH_TO_RERUN_DTYPE: Mapping[torch.dtype, rr.ChannelDatatype] = {
+    torch.uint8: rr.ChannelDatatype.U8,
+    torch.uint16: rr.ChannelDatatype.U16,
+    torch.uint32: rr.ChannelDatatype.U32,
+    torch.uint64: rr.ChannelDatatype.U64,
+    torch.float16: rr.ChannelDatatype.F16,
+    torch.float32: rr.ChannelDatatype.F32,
+    torch.float64: rr.ChannelDatatype.F64,
+}
+
+
+class Config(BaseModel):
+    frame_reader: HydraConfig[FrameReader]
+    batch_size: NonNegativeInt = 1
+    application_id: str = "rbyte-read-frames"
+    entity_path: str = "frames"
+    pixel_format: (
+        Annotated[rr.PixelFormat, BeforeValidator(rr.PixelFormat.auto)] | None
+    ) = None
+    color_model: (
+        Annotated[rr.ColorModel, BeforeValidator(rr.ColorModel.auto)] | None
+    ) = None
+
+
 @hydra.main(version_base=None)
-def main(config: DictConfig) -> None:
-    frame_reader = cast(FrameReader, instantiate(config.frame_reader))
-    rr.init("rbyte", spawn=True)
+def main(_config: DictConfig) -> None:
+    config = Config.model_validate(OmegaConf.to_object(_config))
+
+    frame_reader = config.frame_reader.instantiate()
+
+    rr.init(config.application_id, spawn=True)
+    rr.log(config.entity_path, [rr.Image.indicator()], static=True, strict=True)
 
     for frame_indexes in mit.chunked(
         tqdm(sorted(frame_reader.get_available_indexes())),
@@ -25,37 +55,35 @@ def main(config: DictConfig) -> None:
         strict=False,
     ):
         frames = frame_reader.read(frame_indexes)
-        match frames.shape, frames.dtype:
-            case ((_, height, width, 3), torch.uint8):
-                rr.log(
-                    config.entity_path,
-                    [
-                        rr.components.ImageFormat(
-                            height=height,
-                            width=width,
-                            color_model="RGB",
-                            channel_datatype="U8",
-                        ),
-                        rr.Image.indicator(),
-                    ],
-                    static=True,
-                    strict=True,
+
+        match (config.pixel_format, config.color_model, frames.shape):
+            case None, rr.ColorModel.RGB, (_, height, width, 3) | (_, 3, height, width):
+                image_format = rr.components.ImageFormat(
+                    width=width,
+                    height=height,
+                    color_model=rr.ColorModel.RGB,
+                    channel_datatype=TORCH_TO_RERUN_DTYPE[frames.dtype],
                 )
 
-                rr.send_columns(
-                    config.entity_path,
-                    times=[rr.TimeSequenceColumn("frame_index", frame_indexes)],
-                    components=[
-                        rr.components.ImageBufferBatch(
-                            frames.flatten(start_dim=1, end_dim=-1).numpy()  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType, reportUnknownMemberType]
-                        )
-                    ],
-                    strict=True,
+            case rr.PixelFormat.NV12, None, (_, dim, width):
+                image_format = rr.components.ImageFormat(
+                    width=width, height=int(dim / 1.5), pixel_format=rr.PixelFormat.NV12
                 )
 
             case _:
                 raise NotImplementedError
 
+        rr.send_columns(
+            config.entity_path,
+            times=[rr.TimeSequenceColumn("frame_index", frame_indexes)],
+            components=[
+                rr.components.ImageFormatBatch([image_format] * len(frame_indexes)),
+                rr.components.ImageBufferBatch(
+                    frames.flatten(1, -1).cpu().numpy()  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownArgumentType, reportUnknownMemberType]
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()