Capture Cards for Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
If you're broadcasting live video, you are going to need a video capture card.
Windows Media Encoder 9 Series works with most video capture devices that have either Windows Driver Model (WDM) or Video For Windows drivers.
The following is a list of cards that are approved by Microsoft for use with the Encoder software.
Alternatively you can use a Digital Video (DV) device to capture video for Windows Media Encoder. The device must be connected to your computer via the IEEE 1394 (firewire) digital video port