diff --git a/linc_convert/modalities/lsm/mosaic.py b/linc_convert/modalities/lsm/mosaic.py
index f3e7f81..54743a1 100644
--- a/linc_convert/modalities/lsm/mosaic.py
+++ b/linc_convert/modalities/lsm/mosaic.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 import re
 from glob import glob
 from typing import Literal
-from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
+from multiprocessing import Pool
+from functools import partial
 
 # externals
 import cyclopts
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@
 mosaic = cyclopts.App(name="mosaic", help_format="markdown")
 lsm.command(mosaic)
 
-def write_plane(tswriter, subc, zstart, subz, ystart, yx_shape, dat):
-    """Write a single plane of data into the Zarr file."""
+def write_plane_multiprocess(tswriter, subc, zstart, subz, ystart, yx_shape, dat):
+    """Write a single plane of data into the Zarr file (multiprocessing)."""
     try:
         with ts.Transaction() as txn:
             tswriter.with_transaction(txn)[
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ def write_plane(tswriter, subc, zstart, subz, ystart, yx_shape, dat):
         print(f"Error writing plane: {e}")
         raise
 
+def monitor_and_wait(futures):
+    """Monitor resource usage and wait for completion of a batch of futures."""
+    print("\nProcessing batch...")
+    for future in as_completed(futures):
+        try:
+            future.result()  # Raise any exceptions from the task
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error in parallel write: {e}")
+    futures.clear()
+
 @mosaic.default
 def convert(
     inp: str,
@@ -262,42 +273,34 @@ def convert(
 
     tswriter = ts.open(wconfig).result()
 
-    with ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
-        futures = []
-
-        for i, dirname in enumerate(all_chunks_info["dirname"]):
-            chunkz = all_chunks_info["z"][i] - 1
-            chunky = all_chunks_info["y"][i] - 1
-            planes = all_chunks_info["planes"][i]
-
-            for j, fname in enumerate(planes["fname"]):
-                subz = planes["z"][j] - 1
-                subc = planes["c"][j] - 1
-                yx_shape = planes["yx_shape"][j]
-
-                zstart = sum(shape[0][0] for shape in allshapes[:chunkz])
-                ystart = sum(
-                    shape[1] for subshapes in allshapes for shape in subshapes[:chunky]
-                )
-
-                print(
-                    f"Queueing write plane ({subc:4d}, {zstart + subz:4d}, "
-                    f"{ystart:4d}:{ystart + yx_shape[0]:4d})",
-                    end="\r",
-                )
-
-                # Load data and submit the write task
-                dat = TiffFile(fname).asarray()
-                futures.append(
-                    executor.submit(write_plane, tswriter, subc, zstart, subz, ystart, yx_shape, dat)
-                )
-
-        # Wait for all tasks to complete
-        for future in as_completed(futures):
-            try:
-                future.result()  # Raise any exceptions from the task
-            except Exception as e:
-                print(f"Error in parallel write: {e}")
+    tasks = []
+    for i, dirname in enumerate(all_chunks_info["dirname"]):
+        chunkz = all_chunks_info["z"][i] - 1
+        chunky = all_chunks_info["y"][i] - 1
+        planes = all_chunks_info["planes"][i]
+
+        for j, fname in enumerate(planes["fname"]):
+            subz = planes["z"][j] - 1
+            subc = planes["c"][j] - 1
+            yx_shape = planes["yx_shape"][j]
+
+            zstart = sum(shape[0][0] for shape in allshapes[:chunkz])
+            ystart = sum(
+                shape[1] for subshapes in allshapes for shape in subshapes[:chunky]
+            )
+
+            print(
+                f"Queueing write plane ({subc:4d}, {zstart + subz:4d}, "
+                f"{ystart:4d}:{ystart + yx_shape[0]:4d})",
+                end="\r",
+            )
+
+            dat = TiffFile(fname).asarray()
+            tasks.append((subc, zstart, subz, ystart, yx_shape, dat))
+
+    write_func = partial(write_plane_multiprocess, tswriter)
+    with Pool(processes=8) as pool:
+        pool.starmap(write_func, tasks)
 
     print("")