EMAN2 Output Files
This page documents all of the various files produced by various tasks and workflows in EMAN2. While the format of the actual files will be one of the standard EMAN2 supported image formats in most cases, these pages will explain the contents of files with specific standard names.
General File Information
Information on specific input/output files for different EMAN2 programs
For Single Particle Analysis (SPA)
For SPA refinement (single model - e2refine_easy.py and multimodel - e2refinemulti.py)
Input files:
files specified via --input, --model for e2refine_easy
files specified via --input and --model or --models
strucfac.txt should normally be present in the project directory - This is a text file containing the ideal 1-D structure factor expected for the final map. Intensity as a function of spatial frequency.
Output files (in temporal order of creation), _xx denotes the iteration number:
projections_xx.hdf, proj_stg1_xx.hdf - Map projection files
simmx_xx.hdf, simmx_stg1_xx.hdf, proj_simmx_xx.hdf - Similarity matrix image files
classmx_xx.hdf - Classification matrix image files
cls_result_xx.hdf - Class-Averaging Results matrix image files
classes_xx.hdf - Class-averages
threed_even_unmasked.hdf, threed_odd_unmasked.hdf - Reconstructions from the final completed iteration without masking or final filtration, suitable for use with ResMap
threed_xx.hdf, threed_filt_xx.hdf, threed_mask_xx.hdf - 3-D reconstructions
If you are struggling with a failed refinement, look at the produced files in this order until you find something unexpected, and that may give some clues as to what went wrong.
For SPA 2-D reference-free class-averaging (e2refine2d.py)
You may also wish to look at: e2refine2d Input files:
file specified via --input
Output files:
input_fp - rotational/translational invariants for each particle
input_fp_basis - MSA basis vectors (images) from input_fp
input_fp_basis_proj - MSA subspace projections of the input_fp invariants
classmx_00 - Initial classification of particles, same format as classmx above
classes_init - Initial set of class-averages from invariant method (not very good usually)
allrefs_XX - All of the references (sorted and aligned) to be used for the current iteration. Other than sorting/alingment, same as classes_XX files
basis_XX - MSA basis from allrefs_xx
aliref_XX - Subset of allrefs used for alignment of raw particles
simmx_XX - Similarity matrix in same format as simmx above
input_XX_proj - Aligned particles projected into basis_XX subspace
classmx_XX - Classification matrix for the current iteration (as above)
classes_XX - Class averages at the end of the iteration. The highest numbered classes_XX file is the final output of the program
For Single Particle Tomography (SPT, "subtomogram averaging")
Single stage alignment of subtomograms to a reference (e2spt_align.py)
Output Files:
align_ref.hdf - contains 2 volumes representing the even and odd references respectively. If --goldstandard isn't specified, then the two references will be identical
particle_parms.json - contains metadata for each subtomogram indexed by (filename,number) tuple
aliptcls.hdf - Requires specifying --saveali. Stack of aligned particles. Note that particles are not split even/odd even if --goldstandard is used, which differs from e2spt_classaverage. These particles are for user-use only, they are not normally used in generating averages.
For SPT initial model generation by hierarchical ascendant classification (HAC, e2spt_hac.py)
For SPT initial model generation by binary tree alignment (BTA, e2spt_binarytree.py)
For SPT initial model generation by self symmetry alignment (SSA, e2symsearch3d.py)
For SPT iterative refinement runs (e2spt_classaverage.py)
Input files:
--input, subvolume stack in .hdf format
--ref, if performing reference-based refinement, reference image in .hdf format
Output files:
sptbt, spthac or sptssa subdirectories if --ref is not provided and the program generates initial models automatically. The corresponding directory will appear, with the files specified above in it, depending on whether --btref, --hacref or --ssaref are specified.
aliptcls.hdf - Requires specifying --saveali. Stack of final aligned particles from last refinement iteration. If gold-standard refinement is on (by not supplying --goldstadardoff) the output includes aliptcls_even.hdf and aliptcls_odd.hdf.
avgs.hdf - Requires specifying --savesteps. Stack of the averages produced in all iterations of refinement. If gold-standard refinement is on (by not supplying --goldstadardoff) avgs.hdf; will be the averages of the odd and even averages for each iteration, and additionalavgs_even.hdf and avgs_odd.hdf stacks will be generated containing the even and odd averages across iterations.
classmx_XX.hdf - Classification matrix for the current iteration (as above)
final_avg.hdf - Final average of the final even and odd averages (or simply the final average of all the particles if gold-standard refinement is off).
fsc_XX.txt - FSC between even and odd averages for the current iteration.
initialrefs_fsc.txt - Initial FSC curve against the reference or between the initial even and odd models generated by the program if not reference is provided via --ref.
parameters_sptclassavg.txt - Text file containing the executed command and the values used by the program for all parameters (including defaulted ones, not specified by the user).
spt_cccs_XX.txt - Text file with sorted cross correlation coefficients. If gold-standard refinement is on, spt_cccs_XX_even.txt and spt_cccs_XX_odd.txt are generated.
spt_meanccc.txt - Text file containing the mean cross correlation coefficient across iterations (this can help determine whether the mean score is improving or has plateaued or is degenerating). If gold-standard refinement is on, spt_meanccc_even.txt and spt_meanccc_odd.txt are generated.
tomo_xforms_0.json - Json file with alignment parameters for all particles in the stack.
tomo_xforms_0_avgali2ref.json - Json file with alignment parameters for the final average aligned to the reference if gold-standard refinement is off. This becomes tomo_xforms_0_oddali2even.json if gold-standard refinement is on.