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Export to The Observer XT (.odx)

The Observer log contains the analysis results, in XML format. Select this output format if you want to import your data for further analysis in The Observer XT, our software package for collecting observational data. You have the following options:

• Include detailed values – To save both the Detailed log as the State log in the export file. Choose this option if your license for The Observer XT does not include the External Data Module. The Detailed log data will be imported as numerical modifiers. If you have the External Data Module, select Save Detailed log. The Detailed log data will then be imported as external (continuous) data into The Observer XT. See How FaceReader data are imported into The Observer XT.
• Save all analyses to a single The Observer XT log – This option is available when you export the results of a participant, or an entire project. This option allows you to import all analyses results at once into The Observer XT. The different participants and analyses are imported into separate observations. Since FaceReader export files can be very large, we recommend to create a FaceReader export file for each analysis and import them one by one in The Observer XT.

  Each observation in The Observer XT contains the name of the imported participant and analysis.

File Name

The default name for the export log files is:

[Participant number]_[Participant name]_[Analysis name]_[Analysis type]_YYYYMMDD_hhmmss_[Export file type]

Where:

• [Participant number] is the number given automatically (Participant 1, 2 etc.)
• [Participant name] is the name entered under Name when adding that participant
• [Analysis name] the name of the selected analysis
• [Analysis type] specifies whether an image, video, or camera analysis has been carried out.
• YYYYMMDD_hhmmss is the date/time code of the start of the analysis.
  • YYYY = year including the century.
  • MM = month with leading zero.
  • DD = day with leading zero.
  • hh = hours, 12-hour format with leading zero.
  • mm = minutes with leading zero.
  • ss = seconds with leading zero.

Note

If you want to import the detailed log as external data into The Observer XT, export the detailed log as text file and select the options Include file header and Include column header. Otherwise the import profile FaceReader 10 detailed log as external data does not work.

If you have additional modules and selected additional data when you exported the Detailed log data (like Action Units or Expressions from voice) you need to make a new import profile. See External Data in The Observer XT Help how to do so, or contact Noldus Support.

See also:

• Export to text files or Excel files
• Import the detailed logs as external data in FaceReader with The Observer XT

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