diff --git a/comfy/ldm/modules/diffusionmodules/model.py b/comfy/ldm/modules/diffusionmodules/model.py
index 098c7f247..dbf93b3a9 100644
--- a/comfy/ldm/modules/diffusionmodules/model.py
+++ b/comfy/ldm/modules/diffusionmodules/model.py
@@ -159,17 +159,20 @@ class Downsample(nn.Module):
                                         stride=stride,
                                         padding=0)
 
-    def forward(self, x):
+    def forward(self, x, conv_carry_in=None, conv_carry_out=None):
         if self.with_conv:
-            if x.ndim == 4:
+            if isinstance(self.conv, CarriedConv3d):
+                x = conv_carry_causal_3d([x], self.conv, conv_carry_in, conv_carry_out)
+            elif x.ndim == 4:
                 pad = (0, 1, 0, 1)
                 mode = "constant"
                 x = torch.nn.functional.pad(x, pad, mode=mode, value=0)
+                x = self.conv(x)
             elif x.ndim == 5:
                 pad = (1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 0)
                 mode = "replicate"
                 x = torch.nn.functional.pad(x, pad, mode=mode)
-            x = self.conv(x)
+                x = self.conv(x)
         else:
             x = torch.nn.functional.avg_pool2d(x, kernel_size=2, stride=2)
         return x
@@ -549,9 +552,14 @@ class Encoder(nn.Module):
         self.num_res_blocks = num_res_blocks
         self.resolution = resolution
         self.in_channels = in_channels
+        self.carried = False
 
         if conv3d:
-            conv_op = VideoConv3d
+            if not attn_resolutions:
+                conv_op = CarriedConv3d
+                self.carried = True
+            else:
+                conv_op = VideoConv3d
             mid_attn_conv_op = ops.Conv3d
         else:
             conv_op = ops.Conv2d
@@ -564,6 +572,7 @@ class Encoder(nn.Module):
                                        stride=1,
                                        padding=1)
 
+        self.time_compress = 1
         curr_res = resolution
         in_ch_mult = (1,)+tuple(ch_mult)
         self.in_ch_mult = in_ch_mult
@@ -590,10 +599,15 @@ class Encoder(nn.Module):
                 if time_compress is not None:
                     if (self.num_resolutions - 1 - i_level) > math.log2(time_compress):
                         stride = (1, 2, 2)
+                else:
+                    self.time_compress *= 2
                 down.downsample = Downsample(block_in, resamp_with_conv, stride=stride, conv_op=conv_op)
                 curr_res = curr_res // 2
             self.down.append(down)
 
+        if time_compress is not None:
+            self.time_compress = time_compress
+
         # middle
         self.mid = nn.Module()
         self.mid.block_1 = ResnetBlock(in_channels=block_in,
@@ -619,15 +633,42 @@ class Encoder(nn.Module):
     def forward(self, x):
         # timestep embedding
         temb = None
-        # downsampling
-        h = self.conv_in(x)
-        for i_level in range(self.num_resolutions):
-            for i_block in range(self.num_res_blocks):
-                h = self.down[i_level].block[i_block](h, temb)
-                if len(self.down[i_level].attn) > 0:
-                    h = self.down[i_level].attn[i_block](h)
-            if i_level != self.num_resolutions-1:
-                h = self.down[i_level].downsample(h)
+
+        if self.carried:
+            xl = [x[:, :, :1, :, :]]
+            if x.shape[2] > self.time_compress:
+                tc = self.time_compress
+                xl += torch.split(x[:, :, 1: 1 + ((x.shape[2] - 1) // tc) * tc, :, :], tc * 2, dim = 2)
+            x = xl
+        else:
+            x = [x]
+        out = []
+
+        conv_carry_in = None
+
+        for i, x1 in enumerate(x):
+            conv_carry_out = []
+            if i == len(x) - 1:
+                conv_carry_out = None
+
+            # downsampling
+            x1 = [ x1 ]
+            h1 = conv_carry_causal_3d(x1, self.conv_in, conv_carry_in, conv_carry_out)
+
+            for i_level in range(self.num_resolutions):
+                for i_block in range(self.num_res_blocks):
+                    h1 = self.down[i_level].block[i_block](h1, temb, conv_carry_in, conv_carry_out)
+                    if len(self.down[i_level].attn) > 0:
+                        assert i == 0 #carried should not happen if attn exists
+                        h1 = self.down[i_level].attn[i_block](h1)
+                if i_level != self.num_resolutions-1:
+                    h1 = self.down[i_level].downsample(h1, conv_carry_in, conv_carry_out)
+
+            out.append(h1)
+            conv_carry_in = conv_carry_out
+
+        h = torch_cat_if_needed(out, dim=2)
+        del out
 
         # middle
         h = self.mid.block_1(h, temb)
@@ -636,8 +677,8 @@ class Encoder(nn.Module):
 
         # end
         h = self.norm_out(h)
-        h = nonlinearity(h)
-        h = self.conv_out(h)
+        h = [ nonlinearity(h) ]
+        h = conv_carry_causal_3d(h, self.conv_out)
         return h