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FaceReader 10 - Export Consumption Behavior Events

Last updated: Jul 28, 2026

Export Consumption Behavior Events

Aim

To export the Consumption Behavior events (Intake event, Chewing, Chew motion) to a text file, Excel file or The Observer XT format file.

Prerequisites

  • Your FaceReader license includes the Consumption Behavior Module.
  • Consumption Behavior analysis is switched on in the Settings.

See Analyze Consumption Behavior

Procedure

  1. Choose File > Settings and then click the Data Export tab.
  2. Under Export (Detailed log, ODX, N-Linx and API), select Consumption behavior.

If you like, you can export the Consumption behavior events together with the Consumption behavior statistics (Intake count and Chew motion count) in one log file. In that case under Export (Detailed log and API), also select Consumption behavior statistics. See Export Consumption Behavior statistics.

  1. Choose File > Export and select one of the three options.
    See Export the data in FaceReader's output
  2. Choose the folder in which to save your log files and click Select Folder.
  3. From the Log type drop-down list select the format of your log files, either Excel format or text.
  4. Select Save detailed log or Save The Observer XT log if you want to open your log files in The Observer XT. Then click OK.

The log files contain three columns (in addition to the columns with the intensities of the facial expressions) with the Consumption behavior events ('Intake event', 'Chew motion' and 'Chewing') and for each exported sample 'Yes' or 'No' to indicate whether the behavior was active or not.


Source: FaceReader 10 Reference Manual (Help), Noldus Information Technology

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