Batch Capture Sequence Only

Hey,
I've been searching and cannot find any good info or a good process to batch capture only the media used in a sequence.
I just had an old client contact me and want to do some simple updating of an older video project- changing text graphics and replacing a few shots.
The project was longer- almost 15 minutes and was created/culled from a very large amount of source footage. All of that footage has long since gone offline.
I've tried multiple times and processes to batch capture the the media used only in the sequence, but cannot seem to figure out a way to convince FCP to capture only the footage used. It continues to try and capture ALL the source media in the entire project.
I know that on my old Avid system, all I had to do was select the sequence and click batch capture and it would do it with no problem (even grabbing handles on the new footage). It's frustrating that to do so on FCP is so difficult.
Is there anyone out there who has found a solution or developed a process by which they can batch capture only the media in a sequence. If so, please share it with me.
Thanks,
Mike

FCP can do the same as Avid's consolidation with the media manager, however when it's done, the original media has to still be online. (not your situation). I have gotten into the habit of creating a sequence that only references the media used in it, before I trash the original media because of this.
I'd suggest an XML or EDL export of the sequence, reimport that and batch it. This new sequence will only reference the media used in it, and you can add handles to it during the batch capture. If you use an EDL, you could take your titles and graphics and edit them from the original offline sequence to the new.
Jerry

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