Facial Action Coding System.
FACS
Anatomically based description of visible facial movement, coded as action units and their intensity and timing, independent of any emotion interpretation.
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- ~44 action units plus head, eye and miscellaneous action descriptors. frame-by-frame coding by a certified coder, or automated coding by software (observational/coding system)
- Language versions
- Language-independent by construction; the manual exists in EN with certification programmes worldwide
- Licence
- copyrighted - commercial
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- Reference
- Ekman, P., Friesen, W. V., & Hager, J. C. (2002). Facial Action Coding System: The Manual. Research Nexus.
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