FaceReader 10 - Facial States
Last updated: Jul 28, 2026
Expression Line Chart
This option is not available with Baby FaceReader.
To Access This Option
Click the Select window button in one of the visualization windows, select Face Analysis, and then Expression Line Chart.
Expression Line Chart
The Expression Line Chart displays facial expressions over time. Each expression is plotted in a different color. When you play back the video, a hairline shows the time in the video.
Expressions
From the Expressions list choose the emotions you want to view.
Expression Summary
This option is not available with Baby FaceReader.
To Access This Option
Click the Select window button in one of the visualization windows, select Face Analysis, and then Expression Summary.
Expression Summary
The chart shows the distribution of facial expressions for the complete analysis. If you analyzed multiple intervals in one video all the intervals are taken into account in the Expression Summary chart.
Options
Click Settings and select Show Values to view the subdivision of emotions in percentages.
What Does Other Mean?
Expressions that make up less than 5% of the sum of all expression intensities are included in the category Other. The example below shows part of the detailed log of an analysis. For each expression, the total intensity is calculated. Angry, Surprised, Scared and Disgusted each have a total intensity of less than 5% of the sum of all intensities. The sum of these four expressions is displayed as Other in the Expression summary.
Facial States
To Access This Option
Click the Select window button in one of the visualization windows, select Face Analysis, and then Facial States.
Facial States
The Facial States table gives a dynamic overview of the following states:
- Gaze Direction (Left, Left-Up, Left-Down, Forward, Up, Down or Right, Right-Up, Right-Down) (only available if you selected Gaze tracking in the Settings > Analysis Options).
- Gaze Type (Fixation or Saccade) (only available if you selected Gaze tracking in the Settings > Analysis Options).
- Mouth (open or closed)
- Eyes (open or closed)
- Eyebrows (raised, neutral or lowered)
Source: FaceReader 10 Reference Manual (Help), Noldus Information Technology