import av
from pathlib import Path
import os

def save_videos_from_pil(pil_images, path, fps=8, bitrate=None):
    save_fmt = Path(path).suffix
    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path), exist_ok=True)
    width, height = pil_images[0].size

    if save_fmt == ".mp4":
        codec = "libx264"
        container = av.open(path, "w")
        stream = container.add_stream(codec, rate=fps, )

        stream.width = width
        stream.height = height
        if bitrate is not None:
            stream.bit_rate = bitrate
        for pil_image in pil_images:
            av_frame = av.VideoFrame.from_image(pil_image)
            container.mux(stream.encode(av_frame))
        container.mux(stream.encode())
        container.close()

    elif save_fmt == ".gif":
        pil_images[0].save(
            fp=path,
            format="GIF",
            append_images=pil_images[1:],
            save_all=True,
            duration=(1 / fps * 1000),
            loop=0,
        )
    else:
        raise ValueError("Unsupported file type. Use .mp4 or .gif.")