"Extract from micrographs" - Extraction box size (pix & A)

I don’t know exactly which FFT algorithm CryoSPARC is using, but historically one of the reasons that box sizes are typically in pixels, is because you want to choose a box size that has a low number of prime factors, as it can dramatically speed up processing.

Check out this page for the speed effects of having a low prime factor box size:
https://blake.bcm.edu/emanwiki/EMAN2/BoxSize

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