diff --git a/olmocr/train/compress_checkpoint.py b/olmocr/train/compress_checkpoint.py
index 97e1852..cd1f85c 100755
--- a/olmocr/train/compress_checkpoint.py
+++ b/olmocr/train/compress_checkpoint.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import torch
 from llmcompressor import oneshot
 from PIL import Image
 from transformers import AutoTokenizer, Qwen2VLForConditionalGeneration, Qwen2_5_VLForConditionalGeneration, AutoProcessor
+from qwen_vl_utils import process_vision_info
 
 from olmocr.s3_utils import parse_s3_path
 from olmocr.pipeline import build_page_query
@@ -81,36 +82,22 @@ async def prepare_calibration_dataset(pdf_paths: List[str], processor) -> List[d
         
         # Extract the image and text from the query
         messages = query["messages"]
-        if messages and len(messages) > 0:
-            content = messages[0]["content"]
-            
-            # Extract image data and text
-            image_data = None
-            text = None
-            
-            for item in content:
-                if item["type"] == "image_url":
-                    image_data = item["image_url"]["url"]
-                elif item["type"] == "text":
-                    text = item["text"]
-            
-            if image_data and text:
-                # Convert base64 image to PIL Image
-                # Remove data URL prefix
-                base64_str = image_data.split(",")[1] if "," in image_data else image_data
-                image_bytes = base64.b64decode(base64_str)
-                image = Image.open(BytesIO(image_bytes))
-                
-                # Process with the model's processor
-                inputs = processor(
-                    text=[text],
-                    images=[image],
-                    padding=False,
-                    truncation=True,
-                    max_length=4096
-                )
-                
-                dataset.append(inputs)
+        
+        text = processor.apply_chat_template(
+            messages, tokenize=False, add_generation_prompt=True
+        )
+        
+        image_inputs, video_inputs = process_vision_info(messages)
+
+        # tokenize
+        return processor(
+            text=[text],
+            images=image_inputs,
+            videos=video_inputs,
+            padding=False,
+            max_length=8192,
+            truncation=True,
+        )
     
     return dataset