Capture Cards
Capture Cards either come with a WDM driver or a proprietary API. In the first case simply use the VideoIn (DShow9) to access them, in the second case you'll have to write your own plugin in order to to implement the API.
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Legacy
For (legacy) analog capture cards based on a bt878 or compatible chip this common WDM driver is available:
http://btwincap.sourceforge.net/
See also: