diff --git a/image_prediction/classifier/classifier.py b/image_prediction/classifier/classifier.py
index b537aa1..4500572 100644
--- a/image_prediction/classifier/classifier.py
+++ b/image_prediction/classifier/classifier.py
@@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ class Classifier:
         self.__pipe = rcompose(self.__estimator_adapter, self.__label_mapper)
 
     def predict(self, batch: Union[np.array, Tuple[Image]]) -> List[str]:
-        if not isinstance(batch, tuple) and batch.shape[0] == 0:
+        # TODO: necessary?
+        if not batch:
             return []
 
-        return list(self.__pipe(batch))
+        if isinstance(batch, np.ndarray) and batch.shape[0] == 0:
+            return []
+
+        return list(self.__pipe(batch))  # TODO: list?
 
     def __call__(self, batch: np.array) -> List[str]:
         logger.debug("Classifier.predict")
diff --git a/image_prediction/image_extractor/extractors/parsable.py b/image_prediction/image_extractor/extractors/parsable.py
index 3448f6f..f98348d 100644
--- a/image_prediction/image_extractor/extractors/parsable.py
+++ b/image_prediction/image_extractor/extractors/parsable.py
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ class ParsablePDFImageExtractor(ImageExtractor):
 
         pages = extract_pages(self.doc, page_range) if page_range else self.doc
 
-        pages = self.__maybe_show_progress(pages, page_range)
+        # pages = self.__maybe_show_progress(pages, page_range)
 
         image_metadata_pairs = chain.from_iterable(map(self.__process_images_on_page, pages))
 
         yield from image_metadata_pairs
 
-    def __maybe_show_progress(self, iterable, page_range):
-        return self.__progressbar(page_range)(iterable) if self.verbose else iterable
-
-    def __progressbar(self, page_range):
-        return rpartial(tqdm, desc=self.progress_message, total=len(page_range) if page_range else None)
+    # def __maybe_show_progress(self, iterable, page_range):
+    #     return self.__progressbar(page_range)(iterable) if self.verbose else iterable
+    #
+    # def __progressbar(self, page_range):
+    #     return rpartial(tqdm, desc=self.progress_message, total=len(page_range) if page_range else None)
 
     def __process_images_on_page(self, page: fitz.fitz.Page):
         images = get_images_on_page(self.doc, page)
diff --git a/image_prediction/pipeline.py b/image_prediction/pipeline.py
index fad4145..7392d72 100644
--- a/image_prediction/pipeline.py
+++ b/image_prediction/pipeline.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import os
+from itertools import chain
 
-from funcy import rcompose
+from funcy import rcompose, juxt, first, compose, second, chunks, curry
 
 from image_prediction.config import CONFIG
-from image_prediction.default_objects import get_extractor_classifier, get_formatter, get_mlflow_model_loader
+from image_prediction.default_objects import get_formatter, get_mlflow_model_loader, get_image_classifier, get_extractor
 from image_prediction.locations import MLRUNS_DIR
+from image_prediction.utils.generic import lift, starlift
 
 os.environ["TF_CPP_MIN_LOG_LEVEL"] = "3"
 
@@ -19,8 +21,37 @@ def load_pipeline(**kwargs):
 
 
 class Pipeline:
-    def __init__(self, model_loader, model_identifier, **kwargs):
-        self.pipe = rcompose(get_extractor_classifier(model_loader, model_identifier, **kwargs), get_formatter())
+    def __init__(self, model_loader, model_identifier, batch_size=16, **kwargs):
+        extractor = get_extractor(**kwargs)
+        batcher = lambda x: chunks(batch_size, x)
+        classifier = get_image_classifier(model_loader, model_identifier)
+        merger = lambda predictions, metadata: ({"classification": prd, **mdt} for prd, mdt in zip(predictions, metadata))
+        formatter = get_formatter()
+
+        left = compose(classifier, lift(first))
+        right = lift(second)
+
+        # --------
+        # -- -- -- --
+        # == == == ==
+        # -- -- -- --
+        # --------
+        # --------
+
+        def inspect(x):
+            import IPython
+            IPython.embed()
+            return x
+
+        self.pipe = rcompose(
+            extractor,
+            batcher,
+            lift(list),
+            lift(juxt(left, right)),
+            starlift(merger),
+            chain.from_iterable,
+            formatter,
+        )
 
     def __call__(self, pdf: bytes, page_range: range = None):
         yield from self.pipe(pdf, page_range=page_range)
diff --git a/image_prediction/utils/generic.py b/image_prediction/utils/generic.py
index 9b25640..de71a5c 100644
--- a/image_prediction/utils/generic.py
+++ b/image_prediction/utils/generic.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from itertools import starmap
+
 from funcy import iterate, first, curry, map
 
 
@@ -7,3 +9,7 @@ def until(cond, func, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def lift(fn):
     return curry(map)(fn)
+
+
+def starlift(fn):
+    return curry(starmap)(fn)