diff --git a/boxmot/appearance/backends/base_backend.py b/boxmot/appearance/backends/base_backend.py
index dba72317e3..49eb877355 100644
--- a/boxmot/appearance/backends/base_backend.py
+++ b/boxmot/appearance/backends/base_backend.py
@@ -34,48 +34,41 @@ def __init__(self, weights, device, half):
         self.checker = RequirementsChecker()
         self.load_model(self.weights)
 
+
     def get_crops(self, xyxys, img):
-        crops = []
         h, w = img.shape[:2]
         resize_dims = (128, 256)
         interpolation_method = cv2.INTER_LINEAR
-        mean_array = np.array([0.485, 0.456, 0.406])
-        std_array = np.array([0.229, 0.224, 0.225])
-        # dets are of different sizes so batch preprocessing is not possible
-        for box in xyxys:
+        mean_array = torch.tensor([0.485, 0.456, 0.406], device=self.device).view(1, 3, 1, 1)
+        std_array = torch.tensor([0.229, 0.224, 0.225], device=self.device).view(1, 3, 1, 1)
+        
+        # Preallocate tensor for crops
+        num_crops = len(xyxys)
+        crops = torch.empty((num_crops, 3, resize_dims[1], resize_dims[0]), 
+                            dtype=torch.half if self.half else torch.float, device=self.device)
+        
+        for i, box in enumerate(xyxys):
             x1, y1, x2, y2 = box.astype('int')
-            x1 = max(0, x1)
-            y1 = max(0, y1)
-            x2 = min(w - 1, x2)
-            y2 = min(h - 1, y2)
+            x1, y1, x2, y2 = max(0, x1), max(0, y1), min(w - 1, x2), min(h - 1, y2)
             crop = img[y1:y2, x1:x2]
-            # resize
-            crop = cv2.resize(
-                crop,
-                resize_dims,  # from (x, y) to (128, 256) | (w, h)
-                interpolation=interpolation_method,
-            )
-
-            # (cv2) BGR 2 (PIL) RGB. The ReID models have been trained with this channel order
+            
+            # Resize and convert color in one step
+            crop = cv2.resize(crop, resize_dims, interpolation=interpolation_method)
             crop = cv2.cvtColor(crop, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
-
-            crop = torch.from_numpy(crop).float()
-            crops.append(crop)
-
-        # List of torch tensor crops to unified torch tensor
-        crops = torch.stack(crops, dim=0)
-
-        # Normalize the batch
+            
+            # Convert to tensor and normalize (convert to [0, 1] by dividing by 255 in batch later)
+            crop = torch.from_numpy(crop).to(self.device, dtype=torch.half if self.half else torch.float)
+            crops[i] = torch.permute(crop, (2, 0, 1))  # Change to (C, H, W)
+        
+        # Normalize the entire batch in one go
         crops = crops / 255.0
 
         # Standardize the batch
         crops = (crops - mean_array) / std_array
-
-        crops = torch.permute(crops, (0, 3, 1, 2))
-        crops = crops.to(dtype=torch.half if self.half else torch.float, device=self.device)
-
+        
         return crops
 
+
     @torch.no_grad()
     def get_features(self, xyxys, img):
         if xyxys.size != 0: