Knowledge Base

Deactivate Your FaceReader License

Aim

• To use your Fixed FaceReader license on another computer.
• To change a Fixed FaceReader license into a Floating license.
• To make sure that FaceReader cannot be used on a certain computer.

IMPORTANT If you want to uninstall FaceReader, first deactivate the license otherwise you will lose it. Please contact Noldus Technical Support if this happened.

Procedure

Deactivate Your Floating License

1. From the Help menu select License and then Deactivate.
2. You will get a message that your license key was successfully removed and that FaceReader will exit. Click OK to close the software.

Deactivate Your Fixed License

From the Help menu select License and then Deactivate and select:

• Deactivate Online if the computer is connected to the internet. You will get a message that your license key was successfully removed and that FaceReader will exit. Click OK to close the software.
• Deactivate offline if the computer does not have internet connection. Scan the QR code with your smartphone. Click OK to deactivate the license on the PC. You will get a message that your license key was successfully removed and that FaceReader will exit. Click OK to close the software. Follow the QR code link on your smartphone within 24 hours to deactivate your license on the Noldus server. You can also first deactivate your license on the Noldus server and then select the checkbox in the window on your PC to deactivate the license on your PC.

Project Management

What Do You Want To Do?

• Read About Projects
• Create A Project
• Save A Project
• Back Up A Project
• Read About The Project Explorer

Projects

A project groups all the data belonging to one experimental set-up. Your project contains the persons who participated in the experiment, their personal details (name, gender and age and other characteristics that are important for your research), the videos, and the analysis results.

The project may also contain Stimuli, Event Markers, Tests and Independent Variables.

Create A Project

1. Do one of the following:
   • Choose File > New > Project.
   • In the startup window, under Create a new project, choose New project.
2. Give the project a name and select a location to store it, or accept the default location.
3. Continue with Add Your Test Participants.

Save A Project

• To save a project, choose File > Save or press Ctrl+S.
• To save a copy of the project with a different name, choose File > Save As or press Ctrl+Shift+S.

IMPORTANT This does not make a copy of the video files and the saved log files. To create a copy of the project with all the videos and log files, see Back Up A Project.

IMPORTANT Never shut down the computer by pressing the power button, or cutting off the electricity. Your project data may become lost, even after you saved your project. Always use the Windows shut down feature to close your computer.

Back Up A Project

IMPORTANT If you use the Save As option, the video files and the saved log files are not copied. To create a copy of the project with all the videos and log files:

1. Choose File > Project Backup > Copy Media to Project Folder. This makes all the paths in the project relative, so you can copy the entire project to another location. Copy the Stimulus videos to the project folder as well. Choose File > Project Backup > Copy Stimuli to Project Folder.
2. Choose File > Open Project Folder. This opens the project folder in Windows Explorer.
3. Select the contents of this folder and copy it.
4. Paste this to the backup location, for example a network drive or an external harddisk.

Notes:

• Please be aware that video files are generally very large, so make sure the computer with the project folder has enough disk space.
• Create a backup of your project at least once a day and store it in a safe location, for example on a network, or an external hard drive in another building. If you record videos from the test participants' faces, create backups of these videos as well.

The Project Explorer

The Project Explorer is present on the left side of your screen. It displays the test participants and analyses currently in the project. Expand or double-click elements to view more details. The Multi-Subject Sources tab is only visible if your license includes the Advanced Research Module.

Show/Hide The Project Explorer

To create more space on your screen for the analysis, you may want to hide the Project Explorer. To do so, click the Hide button in the top-right corner of the Project Explorer.

To restore the Project Explorer, click the Project Explorer button.

The Project Explorer has a window with four tabs at the bottom of your screen:

• Stimuli – See Define Stimuli in Project Analysis
• Event Markers – See Define Event Markers in Project Analysis
• Independent Variables – See Define Independent Variables in Project Analysis
• Tests – See Define A Test in Project Analysis

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