Making New Video from Preview

I'm not really sure how best to describe what I'm wanting to do but I'll give it a try anyway .

Basically, I want to create some short video clips for uploading onto YouTube where I am discussing the actions of individuals in the videos. When I'm previewing a clip in FCPX, I can drag the red playhead across that clip to find an piece of action that I want to highlight, typically just a couple of seconds. I want to be able to slowly move through that sequence, maybe dragging the playhead back and forth to emphasise the action I'm discussing - the moment when something significant is happening in a scene. I would then record a separate narrative to talk about what is being viewed.

If you imagine me doing that in front of the computer while giving a live presentation, dragging the playhead over a segment of action and being able to pause and repeat to illustrate my point while talking - that is how I would like my finished video to appear. I guess in some ways its a bit like a screencast of the preview window in FCPX?

If anyone knows a good way of achieving this, that would be really helpful. Maybe FCPX is not the best software for this kind of task?

Thanks in advance.

Robert

A screen capture sounds exactly what you need to do. Screenflow or Camtasua are excellent for this. Or you can even use the QuickTime player to make a screen recording.

Screenflow is the way to go for sure. Easy to use, lots of possibilities.

Screenflow for sure!

Thanks everyone. I've just bought Screenflow now so busy trying to learn my way around it.