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+path_to_volumes: tests/data/dataset_2_submissions/
+box_size_ds: 32
+submission_list: [1]
+experiment_mode: "all_vs_ref" # options are "all_vs_all", "all_vs_ref"
+# optional unless experiment_mode is "all_vs_ref"
+path_to_reference: tests/data/Ground_truth/test_maps_gt_flat_10.pt
+dtype: "float32" # options are "float32", "float64"
+output_options:
+  # path will be created if it does not exist
+  output_path: tests/results/svd
+  # whether or not to save the processed volumes (downsampled, normalized, etc.)
+  save_volumes: True
+  # whether or not to save the SVD matrices (U, S, V)
+  save_svd_matrices: True