# Job: Generate Micrograph Thumbnails

## Description

This job generates preview thumbnails of input micrographs for downstream use inside or outside of CryoSPARC.

## Input

* Micrographs (exposures)

## Output

* Micrographs with thumbnails (exposures)

## Common Next Steps

* Downstream CryoSPARC jobs will make use of the thumbnail previews for enhanced diagnostics
* Preview images (available in two types, both 1x (regular DPI) and 2x (high DPI) formats) are available in the job directory: `/projects/P1/J1/thumbnails/*.png`


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