diff --git a/src/Image/Image.php b/src/Image/Image.php
index ad191b4..319948b 100644
--- a/src/Image/Image.php
+++ b/src/Image/Image.php
@@ -106,8 +106,17 @@ public static function getGravityTypes(): array
      *
      * @throws \Throwable
      */
-    public function crop(int $width, int $height, string $gravity = Image::GRAVITY_CENTER)
+    public function crop(int $width, int $height, string $gravity = Image::GRAVITY_CENTER): self
     {
+        // if no changes to Gravity, Width or Height, don't process image
+        if ($gravity === Image::GRAVITY_CENTER &&
+            (
+                (! empty($width) && ! empty($height)) &&
+                ($width == $this->width && $height == $this->height)
+            )) {
+            return $this;
+        }
+
         $originalAspect = $this->width / $this->height;
 
         if (empty($width)) {
@@ -552,4 +561,17 @@ protected function getSizeByFixedWidth(int $newWidth): int
 
         return intval($newHeight);
     }
+
+    public static function setResourceLimit(string $type, int $value): void
+    {
+        match ($type) {
+            'area' => Imagick::setResourceLimit(Imagick::RESOURCETYPE_AREA, $value),
+            'disk' => Imagick::setResourceLimit(Imagick::RESOURCETYPE_DISK, $value),
+            'file' => Imagick::setResourceLimit(Imagick::RESOURCETYPE_FILE, $value),
+            'map' => Imagick::setResourceLimit(Imagick::RESOURCETYPE_MAP, $value),
+            'memory' => Imagick::setResourceLimit(Imagick::RESOURCETYPE_MEMORY, $value),
+            'thread' => Imagick::setResourceLimit(Imagick::RESOURCETYPE_THREAD, $value),
+            default => null,
+        };
+    }
 }