No matter what software you use, here is a general workflow for editing a cooking video: 1. Import the video clips into your software program. 2. Drag overhead shots into your project’s timeline in the correct order. 3. Do any and all color correction or exposure adjustments before you start slicing up clips. This will save you tons of time in the editing process. 4. Decide what side angle shots or close-up shots you want to use (if any) and lay them over the top of the overhead shots. Do any color correction to those clips. 5. Speed-up clips. We often speed-up clips anywhere up to 2x speed. 2x is a good place to start and can be adjusted as you get further into your editing. 6. Go through clips and delete any areas without action. These are the periods of time during which your hands were not in frame, or at the beginning or ending of a clip. Cutting out these down times keeps the video snappy and interesting. 7. Bring in music. 8. Adjust clip lengths and speeds to fit with music changes and tempo and to achieve the overall desired length of video. 9. Add-in text over video where you want to specify ingredients or instructions. 10. Watch through the entire video and adjust anything as needed. 11. Export the video and share.