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Video of Compound Affect (VoCA) is a collection of 156 colour facial expression videos, posed by one subject. Each expression is presented in frontal, forty-five degree profile, and ninety-degree profile angles under natural lighting conditions. These expressions form a catalogue of compounds associated with the emotion labels happiness, sadness, anger, disgust, fear, surprise, and contempt. The videos are organised by compound type. Single upper, single lower (SUSL) compounds depict the actions associated with one emotion label in the upper face and another in the lower face. Neutral upper, single lower (NUSL) compounds depict neutrality in the upper face and the actions associated with one emotion label in the lower face. Single upper, neutral lower (SUNL) compounds depict neutrality in the lower face and the actions associated with one emotion label in the upper face. Neutral upper, dual lower (NUDL) compounds depict neutrality in the upper face and the actions associated with two emotion labels in the lower face. Dual upper, neutral lower (DUNL) compounds depict neutrality in the lower face and the actions associated with two emotion labels in the upper face. Single upper, dual lower (SUDL) compounds depict the actions associated with one emotion label in the upper face and two in the lower face. Dual upper, single lower (DUSL) compounds depict the actions associated with two emotion labels in the upper face and one in the lower face. Dual upper, dual lower (DUDL) compounds depict the actions associated with two emotion labels in the upper face and two in the lower face. Contempt (C) compounds depict (1) the actions associated with one emotion label in the upper face with another in the lower face modified by a unilateral action associated with contempt, (2) the actions associated with one emotion label in the upper face and a unilateral action associated with contempt in the lower face, and (3) neutrality in the upper face and the actions associated with one...