Converting files to Captivate 2

I have a lot of Captivate movies I need to convert to
Captivate 2. Is there a quick way to do that? I've been opening
version 1 files, save and re-publishing them...one by one by one by
one by ....

Welcome to the forums.
iDVD is relatively particular about the file formats it can use, and there are many varieties of Quicktime. For sure iDVD handles the DV Stream (.dv) flavor of Quicktime because that's iMovie's native format. If you don't have that specific export option for FCE, you may wish to ask in the FC forum for some specific instructions.
Can you edit out the black footage in your project while in FCE?
In iDVD, the conversion to mpeg-2 takes place behind the scenes as part of the overall burning process. If you want a DVD as your end product, all is well. If you want the mpeg-2 file not burned to a DVD, that's more of a challenge.
John

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