I'm not a vlogger but I do regularly work with them - if your kids are passionate enough about it then I'd say go for it and if it takes off they'll be milliionaires in five years and you can retire early.

Even if they don't make it big it could lead to a career in media/production/TV etc and either way you'll have some great memories on camera.

YouTube/Google actually have a lot of free resources for people looking to start/grow/improve their channels and (importantly) monetise them. Check out the events and advice on at their London studios, which are free to use:

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Sony Vegas is expensive but its what most people use. That or Premier Pro. Very powerful editing tools.

You can get a free trial of both to see how you like them. Both have plenty of guides on YT.

To buy, Adobe software is now subscription based [Link]

were as Sony Vegas is around £400.

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Rendering times will be huge on less powerful PC's, though. Especially for 1080p.

Edited by JL85 (17 Sep 2015 2.49pm)

For a free alternative try:

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To be fair, in order to go down the Zoella route, they'll need to get to grips with one of these. It can seem daunting but generally, once you have your template set up (resolution, FPS and output format etc) the rest is dragging and dropping video and audio clips onto the timeline in the order you want.

Learning how all the other tools comes with time and just messing about with it.

Nothing against your kids but I can't stand anyone that calls themselves a blogger/vlogger/fashionesta or any of those other poncy t*** sounding titles, I mean someone wants to be someone who calls themselves zoella? this s*** breeds desperate divs who crave 15 minutes of fame.

I know..i feel dirty having mentioned the C word

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