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With the number of tuners out there that is simply not possible.
Besides that, in general we don't endorse specific manufacturers.
Playing favourites doesn't always work out so well when it comes to requesting private information or technical support.

Well I guess you need the right definition of "add" then.

As I said in the other thread, you don't add a software encoder to TV Server as such - you register it with the operating system.
This is no different from any other similar Windows software. N-PVR, WMC... all the same.
The difference is in which encoders are compatible with the various HTPC software products.
The software packages that you install register their encoders for you, so in general nothing additional is required unless you are pulling the DLLs and AX files out and registering them manually.
If you've installed a bunch of software and restarted the PC (important!) and no encoders show installed = "yes" -->here<-- that indicates that either the encoders that you've installed are not compatible or MP doesn't recognise them as compatible.
The later is quite possible as MP recognises compatible encoders by name and the encoder vendors aren't always so consistent with their encoder filter naming schemes.

Does that assist your understanding?

Quite honestly this is a complex topic and that is precisely why we don't provide official support for tuners that require software encoders.

So what have you installed?

<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 922686" data-attributes="member: 82144">With the number of tuners out there that is simply not possible.Besides that, in general we don't endorse specific manufacturers.Playing favourites doesn't always work out so well when it comes to requesting private information or technical support.&nbsp;Well I guess you need the right definition of &quot;add&quot; then.&nbsp;As I said in the other thread, you don't add a software encoder to TV Server as such - you register it with the operating system.This is no different from any other similar Windows software. N-PVR, WMC... all the same.The difference is in which encoders are compatible with the various HTPC software products.The software packages that you install register their encoders for you, so in general nothing additional is required unless you are pulling the DLLs and AX files out and registering them manually.If you've installed a bunch of software and restarted the PC (important!) and no encoders show installed = &quot;yes&quot; --&gt;<a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/TV-Server_Configuration/06_General#Software_Encoders_Tab" target="_blank">here</a>&lt;-- that indicates that either the encoders that you've installed are not compatible or MP doesn't recognise them as compatible.The later is quite possible as MP recognises compatible encoders by name and the encoder vendors aren't always so consistent with their encoder filter naming schemes.&nbsp;Does that assist your understanding?&nbsp;Quite honestly this is a complex topic and that is precisely why we don't provide official support for tuners that require software encoders.&nbsp;So what have you installed?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 922686, member: 82144"] With the number of tuners out there that is simply not possible. Besides that, in general we don't endorse specific manufacturers. Playing favourites doesn't always work out so well when it comes to requesting private information or technical support. Well I guess you need the right definition of "add" then. As I said in the other thread, you don't add a software encoder to TV Server as such - you register it with the operating system. This is no different from any other similar Windows software. N-PVR, WMC... all the same. The difference is in which encoders are compatible with the various HTPC software products. The software packages that you install register their encoders for you, so in general nothing additional is required unless you are pulling the DLLs and AX files out and registering them manually. If you've installed a bunch of software and restarted the PC (important!) and no encoders show installed = "yes" -->[URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/141_Configuration/TV-Server_Configuration/06_General#Software_Encoders_Tab']here[/URL]<-- that indicates that either the encoders that you've installed are not compatible or MP doesn't recognise them as compatible. The later is quite possible as MP recognises compatible encoders by name and the encoder vendors aren't always so consistent with their encoder filter naming schemes. Does that assist your understanding? Quite honestly this is a complex topic and that is precisely why we don't provide official support for tuners that require software encoders. So what have you installed? [/QUOTE]