I dont understand why media portal cant use my software card when other directshow programs can, tho i use the dialog box from the card in the filter graph to set the channel, but it is poosible. virtualdub and vlc both run my card this way. I understand that parts of this patch are in the build already and that your working on a different way to fix the problem. Can i ask what the other way is, and how long do you think it will take to get it into media portal(it would be nice if mediaportal 1.0 include both hardware and software support straight off the bat). ( i would also donate a far amount of money~$50 if this was included in 1.0).