Standard Events

Build custom effects using standard events - individual triggers with precise timing control.

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Create a New Effect

If you're still using a protected effect, you'll need to create a new effect before you can add events.

1. Open the actions dropdown menu and select new effect
2. Leash will automatically select the newly created effect
3. Your new effect is completely empty and you'll need to add Events to trigger cameras and strobes.

note

new effect always duplicates the currently selected effect. Effects are saved to the WOLF node, not the computer.

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Add Your First Event

Let's trigger a camera.

1. Open the Events (0) tab
2. Click event+ to add a new event
3. Enter the following values:

Time	Camera	Instruction Type	Instruction
0	1	TRIG	ON

4. Click Save

Event Requirements

Every event needs a time, target (camera, mono, node.port), instruction type (T/W), and instruction (ON/OFF). Events with missing data show warnings and prevent saving.

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Add a Mono Port Event

Let's trigger a strobe with our camera.

1. Click the duplicate icon on the right of our camera event
2. Clear the Camera field
3. Enter:

Time	Mono	Instruction Type	Instruction
0	1	T	ON

4. Click Save

Both events trigger at time 0sec so the camera and mono port (typically a flash) fire together.

tip

If you haven't already, now is a good time to calibrate your camera to achieve strobe sync.

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Create a Multi-Trigger Sequence

To trigger an output twice. Turn it ON, OFF, then ON again.

1. Change the time unit dropdown in the upper right corner from micros (us) to sec (s)
2. Duplicate the camera and strobe event
3. Change the new events to:

Time	Camera	Mono	Instruction Type	Instruction
100ms	1		T	OFF
100ms		1	T	OFF

4. Duplicate the camera and strobe events once more
5. Change the new events to:

Time	Camera	Mono	Instruction Type	Instruction
1s	1		T	ON
1s		1	T	ON

6. Save

The result should be six events, as seen below.

Time Units

You can type values with units like "100000 us", "100 ms" or "0.1s" and press Enter/Return to submit and it will automatically convert to the currently selected time unit.

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Preview Your Effect

Graph Preview

Each dot represents an event. Switch from "event time" to "calibrated time" to see timing with calibration offsets applied.

List Preview

Open List Preview to see event timing in greater detail.

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Done!

Time to capture.

Effects are automatically calculated and applied when you click save or select an effect. The status bar briefly shows CALCULATING when changes are applied. Most effects take less than a second to calculate.

note

• Output numbers are re-assigned when WOLF nodes are added or their position in the chain changes.
• Preview pages show timing as calculated by the node.
• Standard events can overlap with group events and sequence events. They merge automatically.

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Effect Specifications

Event Timing

Minimum Event Spacing: 300µs

• Events can be programmed at any arbitrary time (not grid-based)
• Consecutive events must be spaced at least 300µs apart
• Maximum theoretical event rate: ~3,333 events per second

Effect Capacity

Parameter	Value
Unique Events	2000 per effect
Output Instructions	12,000 per node
Supported Ports	Cameras (6) + Mono (2) per node

Event Terminology

• Unique Events: Distinct time-based events (multiple ports can be triggered per unique event)
• Output Instructions: Individual port instructions

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Next Step

Group Events →

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Having issues? See Troubleshooting