Course Overview
TOPThis Canva video editing course teaches you how to create professional quality videos using Canva’s video editor. Starting with the fundamentals of the Canva video interface and timeline, learn to edit clips, add transitions, layer graphics, and synchronize audio to quickly produce high quality video content. The course also explores Canva’s AI-powered tools, including Magic Video, AI voiceovers, and auto-generated captions.
With hands-on projects you develop skills needed to produce videos, marketing content, training materials, and branded communications. By the end of the course, you will be able to plan, create, edit, and publish videos across multiple platforms using Canva’s integrated design and collaboration features.
Scheduled Classes
TOP| 11/30/26 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 01/22/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 03/05/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 04/16/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 05/28/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 07/09/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 08/20/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 10/01/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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What You'll Learn
TOP- Quickly create professional high-quality video content
- Efficiently use Canva’s video editor, timeline, and asset management tools
- Assemble, trim, split, and arrange video clips for smooth storytelling
- Add transitions, animations, and timing adjustments for professional flow
- Layer text, graphics, logos, and visual effects to enhance videos
- Incorporate music, sound effects, and voiceovers
- Improve audio quality and balance multiple sound tracks
- Create captions and subtitles to improve accessibility and engagement
- Use AI tools to speed production
- Apply branding for consistent visual identity
- Collaborate with teams using comments, version history, and shared access
- Export videos to various formats and social media platforms
Outline
TOPIntroduction to Canva Video Editing
- Overview of Canva and the video editor
- Understanding the Timeline Editor
- Introduction to the multi‑track timeline
- Overview of tracks: video, audio, graphics
- Importing footage and assets
- Choosing video templates for different platforms
- Customizing template content
Editing Basics: Clips, Transitions and Timing
- Trimming and Splitting: how to trim clips, split at the playhead and rearrange sequences
- Transitions and Animations: adding transitions between clips
- Using pre‑built animations and customizing durations
- Controlling Timing: using zoom in/out on the timeline for precise edits
- Adjusting clip length and position
- Understanding and managing frame rates and duration
Layering Graphics and using Text and Effects
- Adding Titles and Lower Thirds
- Inserting text layers
- Choosing fonts and colors
- Adding animations
- Using Brand Kits for consistency.
- Overlaying Graphics and Stickers: adding logos and stickers
- Adding photos and shapes
- Layering order
- Customizing opacity and blending.
- Special Effects: applying filters, adjusting brightness/contrast, adding animated elements including stickers and GIFs
- Using crop and mask tools
Working with Audio
- Adding Music and Sound Effects
- Accessing Canva’s audio library
- Importing your own audio
- Aligning audio to visuals
- Controlling volume and fade in/out.
- Recording voiceovers
- Using the AI Voice tool to generate narration
- Timing and synchronizing audio on the timeline
- Enhancing audio to remove background noise
- Balancing multiple audio tracks.
Captions, Subtitles and Accessibility
- Adding automatic Captions
- Customizing caption placement and style
- Adding manual subtitles using Dynamic Text
- Using AI to add subtitles
- Translating captions into multiple languages.
- Accessibility best practices
Canva AI video editing and creation
- Automating video and photo editing with Magic Video
- Create video clips using AI
- Refining clips
- Understanding usage limits and licensing
- Using Magic Media and Highlights to generate video clips
- Identifying video highlights from longer footage
- Using Magic Resize to adapt videos for different platforms
Branding, Templates and animation
- Using the Brand Kit: setting brand identity
- Working with Advanced Templates
- Customizing multi‑layer templates
- Creating simple animations
- Customizing transitions and adding special effects.
Sharing video for feedback and collaboration
- Sharing projects and collaborating with teammates
- Gathering feedback with commenting
- Understanding version history and permissions
Exporting completed video
- Understanding export settings
- Choosing the appropriate format
- Selecting resolution
- Managing file size
- Understanding watermarking
- Publishing directly to social media
Prerequisites
TOPPrior to attending this Canva classes, you should be familiar with all the concepts covered in the: Canva for Graphic Design - Introduction. This can be through attending the course or through experience.
