diff --git a/paddle/py_paddle/dataprovider_converter.py b/paddle/py_paddle/dataprovider_converter.py
index c009b05cdeeb9dbe2dc70048e6827a12445f677e..f1ed57f13fcea65ad578880d65a1809c1f514da9 100644
--- a/paddle/py_paddle/dataprovider_converter.py
+++ b/paddle/py_paddle/dataprovider_converter.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import paddle.trainer.PyDataProvider2 as dp2
 import collections
 import swig_paddle
 import numpy
+import itertools
 
 __all__ = ['DataProviderConverter']
 
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ class IScanner(object):
         self.data_in_gpu = swig_paddle.isUsingGpu(
         ) and swig_paddle.getTrainerCount() == 1
 
+    def pre_scan(self, dat):
+        pass
+
+    def finish_pre_scan(self, argument):
+        pass
+
     def scan(self, dat):
         pass
 
@@ -51,12 +58,19 @@ class DenseScanner(IScanner):
     def __init__(self, input_type, pos):
         IScanner.__init__(self, input_type, pos)
         self.__mat__ = None
+        self.__height__ = 0
+
+    def pre_scan(self, dat):
+        self.__height__ += 1
+
+    def finish_pre_scan(self, argument):
+        self.__mat__ = numpy.ndarray(
+            shape=(self.__height__, self.input_type.dim), dtype=numpy.float32)
+        self.__height__ = 0
 
     def scan(self, dat):
-        if self.__mat__ is None:
-            self.__mat__ = numpy.array([dat], dtype='float32')
-        else:
-            self.__mat__ = numpy.append(self.__mat__, [dat], axis=0)
+        self.__mat__[self.__height__] = dat
+        self.__height__ += 1
 
     def finish_scan(self, argument):
         assert isinstance(argument, swig_paddle.Arguments)
@@ -163,7 +177,14 @@ class DataProviderConverter(object):
         ]
 
         for each_sample in dat:
-            for each_step, scanner in zip(each_sample, scanners):
+            for each_step, scanner in itertools.izip(each_sample, scanners):
+                scanner.pre_scan(each_step)
+
+        for scanner in scanners:
+            scanner.finish_pre_scan(argument)
+
+        for each_sample in dat:
+            for each_step, scanner in itertools.izip(each_sample, scanners):
                 scanner.scan(each_step)
 
         for scanner in scanners: