Hello Dreamweaver,

this is strange indeed.
I was able to nearly reproduce that by clicking one of V4's standard expressions:
https://www.daz3d.com/v4-expressions -> (expression #03 which works OK).
BUT when I also dial in the "Happy" dial in the "Morphs++" expressions, I get the result as shown by you.

Have you tried the "020 Zero Face" script from "Karina's Tool Box / Tools"? Does that reset the face to the default?

-->> Have you accidentally "baked in" some dials in the character (== the face morphs)? Which character is it you used?

Many questions I know, but I'm sure the solution is quite simple.

-K-

AH I see - that explains it all!

The parameter "calm- vivid" is a special parameter which is intended as a multiplier /divider for ALL expressions.

--> Some people are more of the calm (introverted) type, while others go out of themselves and really show their feelings. This parameter lets you set this as a default for your individual character, influencing all clicked or dialed expressions.

By default this dial should be at 1.000, and the maximum value limited to 1.200.
Why it was set differently on your specific character I can't tell, but I think I can rule out faulty injections.
Maybe you accidentally set it?

Anyhow, thank you very much for finding the reason for this issue - it saved me a lot of time debugging!

Happy rendering, and keep smiling - calmly or vividly!

-K-

P.S.:
"Baking in" an expression can happen if you "Create Full Body Morph" while the face has an expression dialed in. The same happens if you spawn a morph target for the head while an expression is dialed in.
So be sure to ALWAYS have your expressions zeroed when performing any of the above operations!


P.P.S.:
I wrote this yesterday evening alredy, but then instad of posting it I obviously hit the wrong button and saved as draft...