How to Overlay Video in Canva [2026] [Complete Guide]
Learn how to overlay video in Canva to create stunning, professional designs with layered video effects. This guide covers everything from uploading videos, adjusting transparency, to adding overlays, making your Canva video projects stand out with ease. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your design skills, mastering video overlay in Canva will elevate your content creation.
In this tutorial, you'll explore important Canva features like uploading videos, selecting landscape format, searching video elements, detaching videos from backgrounds, adjusting transparency, and adding custom overlays. Canva's intuitive design tools and video settings allow you to create dynamic visuals that grab attention for social media, presentations, and marketing materials.
What you'll learn:
How to upload and add videos to your Canva project
Selecting the right video format and elements
Detaching videos from backgrounds for flexible editing
Adjusting video transparency for overlay effects
Adding and customizing overlays to images and videos
Sharing and downloading high-quality video designs
Step-by-step overview:
1. Open your Canva project and upload your video
2. Choose the Landscape video format for your project
3. Search and add video elements from Canva library
4. Play videos to preview your selection
5. Detach videos from background layers for editing
6. Expand video to full-screen for better navigation
7. Adjust transparency settings to create overlays
8. Add custom overlays through the Elements tab
9. Share and download your high-resolution video design
Have you tried overlaying videos in Canva before? What’s your favorite video effect? Share your tips and questions below!
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