Canva Video Editor - Complete Canva Tutorial For Beginners (Latest Updates!)

This tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to using Canva's video editor, covering essential features like importing footage, trimming clips, adding overlays, text, transitions, and adjusting audio. It emphasizes the use of free features, while noting the availability of paid options for advanced functionality, and concludes by guiding users through exporting the finished video.

Canva Video Editor Interface

• 00:00:37 Canva's video editor interface includes a menu bar at the top for customization, a timeline at the bottom to view and edit video clips, and a left-hand menu with options for adding elements to the project, such as uploaded media, video clips, text, audio, and images. Users can toggle between 'duration view' and 'slide view' to change how the timeline is displayed, and zoom in and out using the slider at the bottom of the timeline.

Importing and Editing Footage

• 00:02:13 Users can import their video files by uploading them or recording directly into Canva. Once imported, clips can be scaled and positioned within the canvas. The tutorial demonstrates how to trim the beginning and end of clips using the split function or the handle on the timeline to remove unwanted portions, ensuring only the desired footage is kept.

Adding B-roll and Overlays

• 00:06:03 B-roll or overlay clips can be added on top of the primary footage for visual enhancement. Users can upload their own files or select from pre-existing elements within Canva. The positioning and size of these overlays can be customized to fit the desired visual style, and the clips can be trimmed to match the duration of the primary footage.

Adding Text and Animations

• 00:08:05 Users can add text to videos using Canva's built-in text tool, choosing from various fonts and customization options. Animated text can be easily applied to titles or text boxes, and the duration of the text on screen can be adjusted using the split and delete functions. The tutorial shows how to use basic text as well as animated text with different presets.

Adjusting Audio and Exporting

• 00:13:01 Users can adjust audio levels and add music to their video projects using the audio controls in Canva's video editor. The tutorial demonstrates how to adjust the volume of individual clips, enhance voices with AI tools, and add fades or effects to audio tracks. The final step involves using the 'share' button to export the finished video file to the user's computer or directly to cloud services such as Google Drive, Dropbox or social media platforms.