diff --git a/examples/video/video-from-dataset.py b/examples/video/video-from-dataset.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71fe36fe7c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/video/video-from-dataset.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+"""Video from dataset example.
+
+This example shows how to save a video from a dataset.
+
+To run it, you will need to install the openx requirements as well as torchvision.
+"""
+
+from torchrl.data.datasets import OpenXExperienceReplay
+from torchrl.record import CSVLogger, VideoRecorder
+
+# Create a logger that saves videos as mp4
+logger = CSVLogger("./dump", video_format="mp4")
+
+
+# We use the VideoRecorder transform to save register the images coming from the batch.
+t = VideoRecorder(
+    logger=logger, tag="pixels", in_keys=[("next", "observation", "image")]
+)
+# Each batch of data will have 10 consecutive videos of 200 frames each (maximum, since strict_length=False)
+dataset = OpenXExperienceReplay(
+    "cmu_stretch",
+    batch_size=2000,
+    slice_len=200,
+    download=True,
+    strict_length=False,
+    transform=t,
+)
+
+# Get a batch of data and visualize it
+for _ in dataset:
+    # The transform has seen the data since it's in the replay buffer
+    t.dump()
+    break
+
+# Alternatively, we can build the dataset without the VideoRecorder and call it manually:
+dataset = OpenXExperienceReplay(
+    "cmu_stretch",
+    batch_size=2000,
+    slice_len=200,
+    download=True,
+    strict_length=False,
+)
+
+# Get a batch of data and visualize it
+for data in dataset:
+    t(data)
+    t.dump()
+    break
diff --git a/torchrl/data/datasets/openx.py b/torchrl/data/datasets/openx.py
index a1e8db6f782..6b4703902b0 100644
--- a/torchrl/data/datasets/openx.py
+++ b/torchrl/data/datasets/openx.py
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ def __init__(
         slice_len: int | None = None,
         pad: float | bool | None = None,
         replacement: bool = None,
-        streaming: bool = True,
+        streaming: bool | None = None,
         root: str | Path | None = None,
-        download: bool = False,
+        download: bool | None = None,
         sampler: Sampler | None = None,
         writer: Writer | None = None,
         collate_fn: Callable | None = None,
@@ -317,6 +317,13 @@ def __init__(
         split_trajs: bool = False,
         strict_length: bool = True,
     ):
+        if download is None and streaming is None:
+            download = False
+            streaming = True
+        elif download is None:
+            download = not streaming
+        elif streaming is None:
+            streaming = not download
         self.download = download
         self.streaming = streaming
         self.dataset_id = dataset_id
diff --git a/torchrl/record/recorder.py b/torchrl/record/recorder.py
index da208519cd0..c7abe28f690 100644
--- a/torchrl/record/recorder.py
+++ b/torchrl/record/recorder.py
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ class VideoRecorder(ObservationTransform):
         in_keys (Sequence of NestedKey, optional): keys to be read to produce the video.
             Default is :obj:`"pixels"`.
         skip (int): frame interval in the output video.
-            Default is 2.
+            Default is ``2`` if the transform has a parent environment, and ``1`` if not.
         center_crop (int, optional): value of square center crop.
         make_grid (bool, optional): if ``True``, a grid is created assuming that a
             tensor of shape [B x W x H x 3] is provided, with B being the batch
-            size. Default is True.
+            size. Default is ``True`` if the transform has a parent environment, and ``False``
+            if not.
         out_keys (sequence of NestedKey, optional): destination keys. Defaults
             to ``in_keys`` if not provided.
 
@@ -66,6 +67,26 @@ class VideoRecorder(ObservationTransform):
 
         >>> env.transform.dump()
 
+        The transform can also be used within a dataset to save the video collected. Unlike in the environment case,
+        images will come in a batch. The ``skip`` argument will enable to save the images only at specific intervals.
+
+            >>> from torchrl.data.datasets import OpenXExperienceReplay
+            >>> from torchrl.envs import Compose
+            >>> from torchrl.record import VideoRecorder, CSVLogger
+            >>> # Create a logger that saves videos as mp4
+            >>> logger = CSVLogger("./dump", video_format="mp4")
+            >>> # We use the VideoRecorder transform to save register the images coming from the batch.
+            >>> t = VideoRecorder(logger=logger, tag="pixels", in_keys=[("next", "observation", "image")])
+            >>> # Each batch of data will have 10 consecutive videos of 200 frames each (maximum, since strict_length=False)
+            >>> dataset = OpenXExperienceReplay("cmu_stretch", batch_size=2000, slice_len=200,
+            ...             download=True, strict_length=False,
+            ...             transform=t)
+            >>> # Get a batch of data and visualize it
+            >>> for data in dataset:
+            ...     t.dump()
+            ...     break
+
+
     Our video is available under ``./cheetah_videos/cheetah/videos/run_video_0.mp4``!
 
     """
@@ -75,9 +96,9 @@ def __init__(
         logger: Logger,
         tag: str,
         in_keys: Optional[Sequence[NestedKey]] = None,
-        skip: int = 2,
+        skip: int | None = None,
         center_crop: Optional[int] = None,
-        make_grid: bool = True,
+        make_grid: bool | None = None,
         out_keys: Optional[Sequence[NestedKey]] = None,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
@@ -102,12 +123,59 @@ def __init__(
             )
         self.obs = []
 
+    @property
+    def make_grid(self):
+        make_grid = self._make_grid
+        if make_grid is None:
+            if self.parent is not None:
+                self._make_grid = True
+                return True
+            self._make_grid = False
+            return False
+        return make_grid
+
+    @make_grid.setter
+    def make_grid(self, value):
+        self._make_grid = value
+
+    @property
+    def skip(self):
+        skip = self._skip
+        if skip is None:
+            if self.parent is not None:
+                self._skip = 2
+                return 2
+            self._skip = 1
+            return 1
+        return skip
+
+    @skip.setter
+    def skip(self, value):
+        self._skip = value
+
     def _apply_transform(self, observation: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
-        if not (observation.shape[-1] == 3 or observation.ndimension() == 2):
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Invalid observation shape, got: {observation.shape}")
-        observation_trsf = observation.clone()
         self.count += 1
         if self.count % self.skip == 0:
+            if (
+                observation.ndim >= 3
+                and observation.shape[-3] == 3
+                and observation.shape[-2] > 3
+                and observation.shape[-1] > 3
+            ):
+                # permute the channels to the last dim
+                observation_trsf = observation.permute(
+                    *range(observation.ndim - 3), -2, -1, -3
+                )
+            else:
+                observation_trsf = observation
+            if not (
+                observation_trsf.shape[-1] == 3 or observation_trsf.ndimension() == 2
+            ):
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    f"Invalid observation shape, got: {observation.shape}"
+                )
+            observation_trsf = observation_trsf.clone()
+
             if observation.ndimension() == 2:
                 observation_trsf = observation.unsqueeze(-3)
             else:
@@ -131,7 +199,7 @@ def _apply_transform(self, observation: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
                 observation_trsf = center_crop_fn(
                     observation_trsf, [self.center_crop, self.center_crop]
                 )
-            if self.make_grid and observation_trsf.ndimension() == 4:
+            if self.make_grid and observation_trsf.ndimension() >= 4:
                 if not _has_tv:
                     raise ImportError(
                         "Could not import torchvision, `make_grid` not available."
@@ -139,30 +207,42 @@ def _apply_transform(self, observation: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
                     )
                 from torchvision.utils import make_grid
 
-                observation_trsf = make_grid(observation_trsf)
-            self.obs.append(observation_trsf.to(torch.uint8))
+                observation_trsf = make_grid(observation_trsf.flatten(0, -4))
+                self.obs.append(observation_trsf.to(torch.uint8))
+            elif observation_trsf.ndimension() >= 4:
+                self.obs.extend(observation_trsf.to(torch.uint8).flatten(0, -4))
+            else:
+                self.obs.append(observation_trsf.to(torch.uint8))
         return observation
 
+    def forward(self, tensordict: TensorDictBase) -> TensorDictBase:
+        return self._call(tensordict)
+
     def dump(self, suffix: Optional[str] = None) -> None:
-        """Writes the video to the self.logger attribute.
+        """Writes the video to the ``self.logger`` attribute.
+
+        Calling ``dump`` when no image has been stored in a no-op.
 
         Args:
             suffix (str, optional): a suffix for the video to be recorded
         """
-        if suffix is None:
-            tag = self.tag
+        if self.obs:
+            obs = torch.stack(self.obs, 0).unsqueeze(0).cpu()
         else:
-            tag = "_".join([self.tag, suffix])
-        obs = torch.stack(self.obs, 0).unsqueeze(0).cpu()
-        del self.obs
-        if self.logger is not None:
-            self.logger.log_video(
-                name=tag,
-                video=obs,
-                step=self.iter,
-                **self.video_kwargs,
-            )
-        del obs
+            obs = None
+        self.obs = []
+        if obs is not None:
+            if suffix is None:
+                tag = self.tag
+            else:
+                tag = "_".join([self.tag, suffix])
+            if self.logger is not None:
+                self.logger.log_video(
+                    name=tag,
+                    video=obs,
+                    step=self.iter,
+                    **self.video_kwargs,
+                )
         self.iter += 1
         self.count = 0
         self.obs = []