diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/CompandingResizeProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/CompandingResizeProcessor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23887af23b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/CompandingResizeProcessor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+// <copyright file="CompandingResizeProcessor.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
+{
+    using System.Numerics;
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides methods that allow the resizing of images using various algorithms. 
+    /// This version will expand and compress the image to and from a linear color space during processing.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The pixel format.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TP">The packed format. <example>long, float.</example></typeparam>
+    public class CompandingResizeProcessor<T, TP> : ResamplingWeightedProcessor<T, TP>
+        where T : IPackedVector<TP>
+        where TP : struct
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CompandingResizeProcessor{T,TP}"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sampler">
+        /// The sampler to perform the resize operation.
+        /// </param>
+        public CompandingResizeProcessor(IResampler sampler)
+            : base(sampler)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override bool Compand { get; set; } = true;
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void Apply(ImageBase<T, TP> target, ImageBase<T, TP> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle, int startY, int endY)
+        {
+            // Jump out, we'll deal with that later.
+            if (source.Bounds == target.Bounds && sourceRectangle == targetRectangle)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            int width = target.Width;
+            int height = target.Height;
+            int sourceHeight = sourceRectangle.Height;
+            int targetX = target.Bounds.X;
+            int targetY = target.Bounds.Y;
+            int targetRight = target.Bounds.Right;
+            int targetBottom = target.Bounds.Bottom;
+            int startX = targetRectangle.X;
+            int endX = targetRectangle.Right;
+            bool compand = this.Compand;
+
+            if (this.Sampler is NearestNeighborResampler)
+            {
+                // Scaling factors
+                float widthFactor = sourceRectangle.Width / (float)targetRectangle.Width;
+                float heightFactor = sourceRectangle.Height / (float)targetRectangle.Height;
+
+                using (IPixelAccessor<T, TP> sourcePixels = source.Lock())
+                using (IPixelAccessor<T, TP> targetPixels = target.Lock())
+                {
+                    Parallel.For(
+                        startY,
+                        endY,
+                        this.ParallelOptions,
+                        y =>
+                        {
+                            if (targetY <= y && y < targetBottom)
+                            {
+                                // Y coordinates of source points
+                                int originY = (int)((y - startY) * heightFactor);
+
+                                for (int x = startX; x < endX; x++)
+                                {
+                                    if (targetX <= x && x < targetRight)
+                                    {
+                                        // X coordinates of source points
+                                        int originX = (int)((x - startX) * widthFactor);
+                                        targetPixels[x, y] = sourcePixels[originX, originY];
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                this.OnRowProcessed();
+                            }
+                        });
+                }
+
+                // Break out now.
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Interpolate the image using the calculated weights.
+            // A 2-pass 1D algorithm appears to be faster than splitting a 1-pass 2D algorithm 
+            // First process the columns. Since we are not using multiple threads startY and endY
+            // are the upper and lower bounds of the source rectangle.
+            Image<T, TP> firstPass = new Image<T, TP>(target.Width, source.Height);
+            using (IPixelAccessor<T, TP> sourcePixels = source.Lock())
+            using (IPixelAccessor<T, TP> firstPassPixels = firstPass.Lock())
+            using (IPixelAccessor<T, TP> targetPixels = target.Lock())
+            {
+                Parallel.For(
+                    0,
+                    sourceHeight,
+                    this.ParallelOptions,
+                    y =>
+                    {
+                        for (int x = startX; x < endX; x++)
+                        {
+                            if (x >= 0 && x < width)
+                            {
+                                // Ensure offsets are normalised for cropping and padding.
+                                int offsetX = x - startX;
+                                double sum = this.HorizontalWeights[offsetX].Sum;
+                                Weight[] horizontalValues = this.HorizontalWeights[offsetX].Values;
+
+                                // Destination color components
+                                Vector4 destination = Vector4.Zero;
+
+                                for (int i = 0; i < sum; i++)
+                                {
+                                    Weight xw = horizontalValues[i];
+                                    int originX = xw.Index;
+                                    Vector4 sourceColor = sourcePixels[originX, y].ToVector4().Expand();
+
+                                    destination += sourceColor * xw.Value;
+                                }
+
+                                T d = default(T);
+                                d.PackVector(destination.Compress());
+                                firstPassPixels[x, y] = d;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+
+                // Now process the rows.
+                Parallel.For(
+                    startY,
+                    endY,
+                    this.ParallelOptions,
+                    y =>
+                    {
+                        if (y >= 0 && y < height)
+                        {
+                            // Ensure offsets are normalised for cropping and padding.
+                            int offsetY = y - startY;
+                            double sum = this.VerticalWeights[offsetY].Sum;
+                            Weight[] verticalValues = this.VerticalWeights[offsetY].Values;
+
+                            for (int x = 0; x < width; x++)
+                            {
+                                // Destination color components
+                                Vector4 destination = Vector4.Zero;
+
+                                for (int i = 0; i < sum; i++)
+                                {
+                                    Weight yw = verticalValues[i];
+                                    int originY = yw.Index;
+                                    Vector4 sourceColor = firstPassPixels[x, originY].ToVector4().Expand();
+
+                                    destination += sourceColor * yw.Value;
+                                }
+
+                                T d = default(T);
+                                d.PackVector(destination.Compress());
+                                targetPixels[x, y] = d;
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        this.OnRowProcessed();
+                    });
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ResamplingWeightedProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ResamplingWeightedProcessor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5630ec431f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ResamplingWeightedProcessor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+// <copyright file="ResamplingWeightedProcessor.cs" company="James Jackson-South">
+// Copyright (c) James Jackson-South and contributors.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
+{
+    using System;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides methods that allow the resizing of images using various algorithms.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The pixel format.</typeparam>
+    /// <typeparam name="TP">The packed format. <example>long, float.</example></typeparam>
+    public abstract class ResamplingWeightedProcessor<T, TP> : ImageSampler<T, TP>
+        where T : IPackedVector<TP>
+        where TP : struct
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ResamplingWeightedProcessor{T,TP}"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sampler">
+        /// The sampler to perform the resize operation.
+        /// </param>
+        protected ResamplingWeightedProcessor(IResampler sampler)
+        {
+            Guard.NotNull(sampler, nameof(sampler));
+
+            this.Sampler = sampler;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the sampler to perform the resize operation.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IResampler Sampler { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the horizontal weights.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected Weights[] HorizontalWeights { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the vertical weights.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected Weights[] VerticalWeights { get; set; }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void OnApply(ImageBase<T, TP> target, ImageBase<T, TP> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
+        {
+            if (!(this.Sampler is NearestNeighborResampler))
+            {
+                this.HorizontalWeights = this.PrecomputeWeights(targetRectangle.Width, sourceRectangle.Width);
+                this.VerticalWeights = this.PrecomputeWeights(targetRectangle.Height, sourceRectangle.Height);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void AfterApply(ImageBase<T, TP> target, ImageBase<T, TP> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
+        {
+            // Copy the pixels over.
+            if (source.Bounds == target.Bounds && sourceRectangle == targetRectangle)
+            {
+                target.ClonePixels(target.Width, target.Height, source.Pixels);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Computes the weights to apply at each pixel when resizing.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="destinationSize">The destination section size.</param>
+        /// <param name="sourceSize">The source section size.</param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The <see cref="T:Weights[]"/>.
+        /// </returns>
+        protected Weights[] PrecomputeWeights(int destinationSize, int sourceSize)
+        {
+            float scale = (float)destinationSize / sourceSize;
+            IResampler sampler = this.Sampler;
+            float radius = sampler.Radius;
+            double left;
+            double right;
+            float weight;
+            int index;
+            int sum;
+
+            Weights[] result = new Weights[destinationSize];
+
+            // When shrinking, broaden the effective kernel support so that we still
+            // visit every source pixel.
+            if (scale < 1)
+            {
+                float width = radius / scale;
+                float filterScale = 1 / scale;
+
+                // Make the weights slices, one source for each column or row.
+                for (int i = 0; i < destinationSize; i++)
+                {
+                    float centre = i / scale;
+                    left = Math.Ceiling(centre - width);
+                    right = Math.Floor(centre + width);
+
+                    result[i] = new Weights
+                    {
+                        Values = new Weight[(int)(right - left + 1)]
+                    };
+
+                    for (double j = left; j <= right; j++)
+                    {
+                        weight = sampler.GetValue((float)((centre - j) / filterScale)) / filterScale;
+                        if (j < 0)
+                        {
+                            index = (int)-j;
+                        }
+                        else if (j >= sourceSize)
+                        {
+                            index = (int)((sourceSize - j) + sourceSize - 1);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            index = (int)j;
+                        }
+
+                        sum = (int)result[i].Sum++;
+                        result[i].Values[sum] = new Weight(index, weight);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Make the weights slices, one source for each column or row.
+                for (int i = 0; i < destinationSize; i++)
+                {
+                    float centre = i / scale;
+                    left = Math.Ceiling(centre - radius);
+                    right = Math.Floor(centre + radius);
+                    result[i] = new Weights
+                    {
+                        Values = new Weight[(int)(right - left + 1)]
+                    };
+
+                    for (double j = left; j <= right; j++)
+                    {
+                        weight = sampler.GetValue((float)(centre - j));
+                        if (j < 0)
+                        {
+                            index = (int)-j;
+                        }
+                        else if (j >= sourceSize)
+                        {
+                            index = (int)((sourceSize - j) + sourceSize - 1);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            index = (int)j;
+                        }
+
+                        sum = (int)result[i].Sum++;
+                        result[i].Values[sum] = new Weight(index, weight);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Represents the weight to be added to a scaled pixel.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected struct Weight
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Weight"/> struct.
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <param name="index">The index.</param>
+            /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+            public Weight(int index, float value)
+            {
+                this.Index = index;
+                this.Value = value;
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the pixel index.
+            /// </summary>
+            public int Index { get; }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets the result of the interpolation algorithm.
+            /// </summary>
+            public float Value { get; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Represents a collection of weights and their sum.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected class Weights
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets or sets the values.
+            /// </summary>
+            public Weight[] Values { get; set; }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Gets or sets the sum.
+            /// </summary>
+            public float Sum { get; set; }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ResizeProcessor.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ResizeProcessor.cs
index b912a53eee..da588c9978 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ResizeProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Processors/ResizeProcessor.cs
@@ -5,55 +5,30 @@
 
 namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
 {
-    using System;
     using System.Numerics;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Provides methods that allow the resizing of images using various algorithms.
     /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This version and the <see cref="CompandingResizeProcessor{T,TP}"/> have been separated out to improve performance.
+    /// </remarks>
     /// <typeparam name="T">The pixel format.</typeparam>
     /// <typeparam name="TP">The packed format. <example>long, float.</example></typeparam>
-    public class ResizeProcessor<T, TP> : ImageSampler<T, TP>
+    public class ResizeProcessor<T, TP> : ResamplingWeightedProcessor<T, TP>
         where T : IPackedVector<TP>
         where TP : struct
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ResizeProcessor"/> class.
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ResizeProcessor{T,TP}"/> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="sampler">
         /// The sampler to perform the resize operation.
         /// </param>
         public ResizeProcessor(IResampler sampler)
+            : base(sampler)
         {
-            Guard.NotNull(sampler, nameof(sampler));
-
-            this.Sampler = sampler;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the sampler to perform the resize operation.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IResampler Sampler { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the horizontal weights.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected Weights[] HorizontalWeights { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the vertical weights.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected Weights[] VerticalWeights { get; set; }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        protected override void OnApply(ImageBase<T, TP> target, ImageBase<T, TP> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
-        {
-            if (!(this.Sampler is NearestNeighborResampler))
-            {
-                this.HorizontalWeights = this.PrecomputeWeights(targetRectangle.Width, sourceRectangle.Width);
-                this.VerticalWeights = this.PrecomputeWeights(targetRectangle.Height, sourceRectangle.Height);
-            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -74,7 +49,6 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
             int targetBottom = target.Bounds.Bottom;
             int startX = targetRectangle.X;
             int endX = targetRectangle.Right;
-            bool compand = this.Compand;
 
             if (this.Sampler is NearestNeighborResampler)
             {
@@ -148,19 +122,9 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
                                     int originX = xw.Index;
                                     Vector4 sourceColor = sourcePixels[originX, y].ToVector4();
 
-                                    if (compand)
-                                    {
-                                        sourceColor = sourceColor.Expand();
-                                    }
-
                                     destination += sourceColor * xw.Value;
                                 }
 
-                                if (compand)
-                                {
-                                    destination = destination.Compress();
-                                }
-
                                 T d = default(T);
                                 d.PackVector(destination);
                                 firstPassPixels[x, y] = d;
@@ -193,19 +157,9 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
                                     int originY = yw.Index;
                                     Vector4 sourceColor = firstPassPixels[x, originY].ToVector4();
 
-                                    if (compand)
-                                    {
-                                        sourceColor = sourceColor.Expand();
-                                    }
-
                                     destination += sourceColor * yw.Value;
                                 }
 
-                                if (compand)
-                                {
-                                    destination = destination.Compress();
-                                }
-
                                 T d = default(T);
                                 d.PackVector(destination);
                                 targetPixels[x, y] = d;
@@ -217,157 +171,5 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Processors
 
             }
         }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        protected override void AfterApply(ImageBase<T, TP> target, ImageBase<T, TP> source, Rectangle targetRectangle, Rectangle sourceRectangle)
-        {
-            // Copy the pixels over.
-            if (source.Bounds == target.Bounds && sourceRectangle == targetRectangle)
-            {
-                target.ClonePixels(target.Width, target.Height, source.Pixels);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Computes the weights to apply at each pixel when resizing.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="destinationSize">The destination section size.</param>
-        /// <param name="sourceSize">The source section size.</param>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// The <see cref="T:Weights[]"/>.
-        /// </returns>
-        protected Weights[] PrecomputeWeights(int destinationSize, int sourceSize)
-        {
-            float scale = (float)destinationSize / sourceSize;
-            IResampler sampler = this.Sampler;
-            float radius = sampler.Radius;
-            double left;
-            double right;
-            float weight;
-            int index;
-            int sum;
-
-            Weights[] result = new Weights[destinationSize];
-
-            // When shrinking, broaden the effective kernel support so that we still
-            // visit every source pixel.
-            if (scale < 1)
-            {
-                float width = radius / scale;
-                float filterScale = 1 / scale;
-
-                // Make the weights slices, one source for each column or row.
-                for (int i = 0; i < destinationSize; i++)
-                {
-                    float centre = i / scale;
-                    left = Math.Ceiling(centre - width);
-                    right = Math.Floor(centre + width);
-
-                    result[i] = new Weights
-                    {
-                        Values = new Weight[(int)(right - left + 1)]
-                    };
-
-                    for (double j = left; j <= right; j++)
-                    {
-                        weight = sampler.GetValue((float)((centre - j) / filterScale)) / filterScale;
-                        if (j < 0)
-                        {
-                            index = (int)-j;
-                        }
-                        else if (j >= sourceSize)
-                        {
-                            index = (int)((sourceSize - j) + sourceSize - 1);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            index = (int)j;
-                        }
-
-                        sum = (int)result[i].Sum++;
-                        result[i].Values[sum] = new Weight(index, weight);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // Make the weights slices, one source for each column or row.
-                for (int i = 0; i < destinationSize; i++)
-                {
-                    float centre = i / scale;
-                    left = Math.Ceiling(centre - radius);
-                    right = Math.Floor(centre + radius);
-                    result[i] = new Weights
-                    {
-                        Values = new Weight[(int)(right - left + 1)]
-                    };
-
-                    for (double j = left; j <= right; j++)
-                    {
-                        weight = sampler.GetValue((float)(centre - j));
-                        if (j < 0)
-                        {
-                            index = (int)-j;
-                        }
-                        else if (j >= sourceSize)
-                        {
-                            index = (int)((sourceSize - j) + sourceSize - 1);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            index = (int)j;
-                        }
-
-                        sum = (int)result[i].Sum++;
-                        result[i].Values[sum] = new Weight(index, weight);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Represents the weight to be added to a scaled pixel.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected struct Weight
-        {
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Weight"/> struct.
-            /// </summary>
-            /// <param name="index">The index.</param>
-            /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
-            public Weight(int index, float value)
-            {
-                this.Index = index;
-                this.Value = value;
-            }
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets the pixel index.
-            /// </summary>
-            public int Index { get; }
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets the result of the interpolation algorithm.
-            /// </summary>
-            public float Value { get; }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Represents a collection of weights and their sum.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected class Weights
-        {
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets or sets the values.
-            /// </summary>
-            public Weight[] Values { get; set; }
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Gets or sets the sum.
-            /// </summary>
-            public float Sum { get; set; }
-        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Resize.cs b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Resize.cs
index 40b07469ec..5fa2eff702 100644
--- a/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Resize.cs
+++ b/src/ImageProcessorCore/Samplers/Resize.cs
@@ -138,7 +138,17 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore
             Guard.MustBeGreaterThan(width, 0, nameof(width));
             Guard.MustBeGreaterThan(height, 0, nameof(height));
 
-            ResizeProcessor<T, TP> processor = new ResizeProcessor<T, TP>(sampler) { Compand = compand };
+            ResamplingWeightedProcessor<T, TP> processor;
+
+            if (compand)
+            {
+                processor = new CompandingResizeProcessor<T, TP>(sampler);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                processor = new ResizeProcessor<T, TP>(sampler);
+            }
+
             processor.OnProgress += progressHandler;
 
             try
diff --git a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Benchmarks/Samplers/Resize.cs b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Benchmarks/Samplers/Resize.cs
index e5eb412f29..1312a91ad3 100644
--- a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Benchmarks/Samplers/Resize.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Benchmarks/Samplers/Resize.cs
@@ -36,5 +36,13 @@
             image.Resize(400, 400);
             return new CoreSize(image.Width, image.Height);
         }
+
+        [Benchmark(Description = "ImageProcessorCore Compand Resize")]
+        public CoreSize ResizeCore()
+        {
+            CoreImage image = new CoreImage(2000, 2000);
+            image.Resize(400, 400, true);
+            return new CoreSize(image.Width, image.Height);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Processors/Samplers/ResizeTests.cs b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Processors/Samplers/ResizeTests.cs
index dbd36bee7a..cdf5ae8b90 100644
--- a/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Processors/Samplers/ResizeTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageProcessorCore.Tests/Processors/Samplers/ResizeTests.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace ImageProcessorCore.Tests
                     Image image = new Image(stream);
                     using (FileStream output = File.OpenWrite($"{path}/{filename}"))
                     {
-                        image.Resize(image.Width / 2, image.Height / 2, sampler, false, this.ProgressUpdate)
+                        image.Resize(image.Width / 2, image.Height / 2, sampler, true, this.ProgressUpdate)
                              .Save(output);
                     }
                 }