Face Animation Parameter

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A Face Animation Parameter (FAP) is a component of the

facial expressions, as well as head and eye movement.[1] These feature points are part of the Face Definition Parameters (FDPs) also defined in the MPEG-4 standard.[3]

FAPs represent 66 displacements and rotations of the feature points from the neutral face position, which is defined as: mouth closed, eyelids tangent to the iris, gaze and head orientation straight ahead, teeth touching, and tongue touching teeth.

facial muscle
movements. In addition to animation, FAPs are used in
automatic speech recognition,[5] and biometrics.[6]

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