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A Norsk workflow where audio, video, and subtitles are received from subscriptions, validated, and synchronized before being output to HLS variants.

Visualizing Live Stream Synchronization and Metrics in Norsk

Every live streaming workflow relies on synchronization, ensuring that multiple streams of media (audio, video, subtitles, and metadata) ...
Stock photo of a watch

How Norsk Handles Discontinuities in Live Streams

In a perfect world, time would only move forward monotonically — that is, consistently forward, second after second, ...
Syncing audio and video in a live stream in Norsk

How Norsk Ensures Your Live Streams Are in Sync

Given the chaotic nature of incoming video streams, a live streaming system like Norsk must create order to ...
Overriding an SRT Listener Port in Norsk Studio

How to Override Configuration Settings in Norsk Studio

Norsk Studio offers a flexible method for overriding configuration settings without modifying your base YAML files. This guide ...
Adrian Roe discusses CMSD: Smarter Quality Monitoring for Live Streaming at IBC 2025

Understanding CMSD: Smarter Streaming Quality Monitoring

One of the most potentially disruptive developments in streaming and broadcast space is the CMSD (Common Media Server ...
Screenshot of Norsk Studio's TAMS component

What is TAMS, and Why Does It Matter?

Your viewers expect to control when and how they watch—pausing live broadcasts, jumping to key moments, and watching ...
Live streaming workflow in Norsk Studio

Introducing Norsk Kick Start and Developer Onboarding Packages: Your Fast Track to Live Streaming Success

Building compelling live streaming workflows shouldn't require months of trial and error. That's why we're excited to announce ...
The Norsk booth at IBC 2025

Norsk Unveils Enhanced Developer Support and AI-Powered Workflows at IBC 2025

At this year's IBC, Norsk focused on making professional broadcast workflows more accessible and efficient through enhanced developer ...
A live workflow in Norsk Studio, with SRT input, ABR ladder, and HLS/DASH output

Adaptive Bitrate Streaming with HLS and DASH

In the early days of video streaming, viewers with poor connectivity or older devices often faced a frustrating ...
Screenshot of Norsk Studio showing an SRT input, a source switcher, and a WebRTC output

WebRTC for Ultra-Low Latency Live Streaming

Originally developed to support browser-based video calling, the WebRTC standard has since become a core building block for ...
Screenshot of Norsk Studio showing an SRT input, a preview, and output to YouTube Live

RTMP vs SRT for Video Ingest

Video streaming relies on various network protocols to transport content across devices. Among these, RTMP and SRT have ...
Screenshot of Norsk studio showing encoding ladder settings

Benchmarking Standard Encoding Ladders with Norsk

When deploying live media streaming workflows in the cloud, selecting the right instance type and size is crucial ...