How do I automatically log a tape with an external capture application?

Assume you are about to start editing a tape and want to log the start and end of each scene. The traditional way to do this involves wearing out your tape and camcorder by painstakingly logging each scene by cueing and reviewing the tape itself. Instead, a better approach is to capture the whole tape to disk first and then log the scenes automatically, as follows:

1. Cue to the end of your tape and note down the last timecode value recorded on it.
2. Use the Whole tape capture log command within CatDV and enter the tape name and final timecode value to generate a series of equal length clips that cover the whole tape. Some capture applications have a limit of 2GB per file, others even 1GB (about 9 minutes or 4-1/2 minutes respectively), but apart from that the size you enter doesn't matter.
3. Select, then export these clips as a batch list suitable for your editing application (Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Cinestream, etc.) using the Export as submenu.
4. Create a new temporary project within your editing application and import the whole tape capture log, then use your batch capture command to capture the entire tape to disk. You don't need to capture any additional trim handles. After you have successfully captured the long clips to disk you can delete the temporary project.
5. Alternatively, if your editing application has the facility to capture an entire tape unattended, use that instead of the steps above.
6. Import all the long captured movie clips into CatDV using either the Import as media or Import directory command. This will scan the movies to identify each scene and extract thumbnails for them.
7. Use the Summary mode command to view the clips as scenes, merging fragments as required, then edit the summary clips to give each scene a meaningful name. If necessary, open up the clip details dialog by double clicking a clip and view the movie to help you pick a name.
8. Select all the scenes you want to use in your project then do Export as movie(s), saving normally (allowing references).
9. Create (or open) the editing project you want to use the scenes in then import all the reference movies you have just generated. Start editing!