AJA DPX to Quicktime and FCP

Does anyone have experience using AJA's DPX to Quicktime Translator?
I am trying to convert a folder full of DPX files into a Quicktime movie sequence. I'd then like to drop that Quicktime into FCP, change a few titles, and then downconvert to SD for a DVD.
Although I can translate the DPX files to MOV Quicktime files, it does one at a time and makes a new MOV for each DPX. I want to know if I can automatically convert a whole folder (our whole 15 minute film) into 1 Quicktime .mov sequence.
ANY advice will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Chris

Open the first DPX file with the translator. The translator will find all the rest in the same folder and output them as a Quicktime MOV sequence.

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