diff --git a/inference_video_parallel.py b/inference_video_parallel.py
index 1c92797..eaa0d7f 100644
--- a/inference_video_parallel.py
+++ b/inference_video_parallel.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ parser.add_argument('--skip', dest='skip', action='store_true', help='whether to
 parser.add_argument('--fps', dest='fps', type=int, default=None)
 parser.add_argument('--png', dest='png', action='store_true', help='whether to output png format outputs')
 parser.add_argument('--ext', dest='ext', type=str, default='mp4', help='output video extension')
-parser.add_argument('--times', dest='times', type=int, default=1)
+parser.add_argument('--exp', dest='exp', type=int, default=1, help='interpolation exponent (base 2)')
 args = parser.parse_args()
-assert (args.times == 1 or args.times == 2)
-args.times = 2 ** args.times
+assert (args.exp in [1, 2, 3])
+args.times = 2 ** args.exp
 
 from model.RIFE import Model
 model = Model()
@@ -36,47 +36,58 @@ h, w, _ = frame.shape
 if args.fps is None:
     args.fps = fps * args.times
 fourcc = cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc('m', 'p', '4', 'v')
+video_path_wo_ext, ext = os.path.splitext(args.video)
 if args.png:
     if not os.path.exists('output'):
         os.mkdir('output')
+    vid_out = None
 else:
-    video_path_wo_ext, ext = os.path.splitext(args.video)
-    output = cv2.VideoWriter('{}_{}X_{}fps.{}'.format(video_path_wo_ext, args.times, int(np.round(args.fps)), args.ext), fourcc, args.fps, (w, h))
+    vid_out = cv2.VideoWriter('{}_{}X_{}fps.{}'.format(video_path_wo_ext, args.times, int(np.round(args.fps)), args.ext), fourcc, args.fps, (w, h))
     
 cnt = 0
 skip_frame = 1
-def writeframe(I0, mid0, mid1, mid2, I1, p):
-    global cnt, skip_frame, args
-    for i in range(I0.shape[0]):
+
+
+def write_frame(vid_out, i0, infs, i1, p, user_args):
+    global skip_frame, cnt
+    
+    for i in range(i0.shape[0]):
+        # Result was not good enough to write, use previous frames.
         if p[i] > 0.2:
-            if args.times == 4:
-                mid0[i] = I0[i]
-            mid1[i] = I0[i]
-            if args.times == 4:
-                mid2[i] = I1[i]
-        if p[i] < 2e-3 and args.skip:
+            if user_args.exp > 1:
+                infs = [i0[i] for _ in range(len(infs) - 1)]
+                infs[-1] = i1[-1]
+            else:
+                infs = [i0[i] for _ in range(len(infs))]
+        
+        # Result was too similar to previous frame, skip if given.
+        if p[i] < 2e-3 and user_args.skip:
             if skip_frame % 100 == 0:
-                print("Warning: Your video has {} static frames, skipping them may change the duration of the generated video.".format(skip_frame))
+                print("Warning: Your video has {} static frames, "
+                      "skipping them may change the duration of the generated video.".format(skip_frame))
             skip_frame += 1
             continue
-        if args.png:
-            cv2.imwrite('output/{:0>7d}.png'.format(cnt), I0[i])
+        
+        # Write results.
+        if user_args.png:
+            cv2.imwrite('output/{:0>7d}.png'.format(cnt), i0[i])
             cnt += 1
-            if args.times == 4:
-                cv2.imwrite('output/{:0>7d}.png'.format(cnt), mid0[i])
-                cnt += 1
-            cv2.imwrite('output/{:0>7d}.png'.format(cnt), mid1[i])
-            cnt += 1
-            if args.times == 4:
-                cv2.imwrite('output/{:0>7d}.png'.format(cnt), mid2[i])
+            for inf in infs:
+                cv2.imwrite('output/{:0>7d}.png'.format(cnt), inf[i])
                 cnt += 1
         else:
-            output.write(I0[i])
-            if args.times == 4:
-                output.write(mid0[i])
-            output.write(mid1[i])
-            if args.times == 4:
-                output.write(mid2[i])
+            vid_out.write(i0[i])
+            for inf in infs:
+                vid_out.write(inf[i])
+
+
+def make_inference(model, I0, I1, exp):
+    middle = model.inference(I0, I1)
+    if exp == 1:
+        return [middle]
+    first_half = make_inference(model, I0, middle, exp=exp - 1)
+    second_half = make_inference(model, middle, I1, exp=exp - 1)
+    return [*first_half, middle, *second_half]
 
 
 ph = ((h - 1) // 32 + 1) * 32
@@ -97,19 +108,14 @@ while success:
              - F.interpolate(I1, (16, 16), mode='bilinear', align_corners=False)).abs()
         I0 = F.pad(I0, padding)
         I1 = F.pad(I1, padding)
-        mid1 = model.inference(I0, I1)
-        if args.times == 4:
-            mid0 = model.inference(I0, mid1)
-            mid2 = model.inference(mid1, I1)
+        inferences = make_inference(model, I0, I1, exp=args.exp)
+        
         I0 = ((I0[:, :, :h, :w] * 255.).cpu().detach().numpy().transpose(0, 2, 3, 1)).astype('uint8')
         I1 = ((I1[:, :, :h, :w] * 255.).cpu().detach().numpy().transpose(0, 2, 3, 1)).astype('uint8')
-        mid1 = ((mid1[:, :, :h, :w] * 255.).cpu().detach().numpy().transpose(0, 2, 3, 1)).astype('uint8')
-        if args.times == 4:
-            mid0 = ((mid0[:, :, :h, :w] * 255.).cpu().detach().numpy().transpose(0, 2, 3, 1)).astype('uint8')
-            mid2 = ((mid2[:, :, :h, :w] * 255.).cpu().detach().numpy().transpose(0, 2, 3, 1)).astype('uint8')
-        else:
-            mid0, mid2 = None, None
-        writeframe(I0, mid0, mid1, mid2, I1, p.mean(3).mean(2).mean(1))
+        inferences = list(map(lambda x: ((x[:, :, :h, :w] * 255.).cpu().detach().numpy().transpose(0, 2, 3, 1)).astype('uint8'), inferences))
+        
+        write_frame(vid_out, I0, inferences, I1, p.mean(3).mean(2).mean(1), args)
         pbar.update(4)
         img_list = img_list[-1:]
 pbar.close()
+vid_out.release()
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