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🎥 Canva’s Best-Kept Video Features: 12 Must-Use Tools for Intermediate Creators

  • kitkat53
  • Jul 18
  • 3 min read

If you use Canva for video editing, there’s a treasure trove of hidden gems waiting to amplify your workflow. These 12 features will elevate your videos—without needing complex software.

1. Video Background Remover

Easily remove backgrounds from video clips with a single click—no green screen needed. This powerful tool lets you drop clips into new scenes or on clean branded backgrounds.

Easily remove backgrounds from video clips with a single click—no green screen needed. This powerful tool lets you drop clips into new scenes or on clean branded backgrounds.
Easily remove backgrounds from video clips with a single click—no green screen needed. This powerful tool lets you drop clips into new scenes or on clean branded backgrounds.

2. Create a Video Clip (Magic Studio – AI Video)

Powered by Google’s Veo 3, this feature generates cinematic-quality 8-second video clips complete with sound, from just a text prompt. It’s perfect for quick intros or teasers .


Generate cinematic 8‑second videos with sound from text or voice prompts using Google’s Veo 3 model. Available for Canva Pro users, with a monthly limit of five clips. 
Generate cinematic 8‑second videos with sound from text or voice prompts using Google’s Veo 3 model. Available for Canva Pro users, with a monthly limit of five clips. 

3. Magic Design for Video

Upload media and a prompt, and Canva’s AI will auto-assemble a polished, beat-synced video with animations—ideal for social clips.

Upload media and a prompt, and Canva’s AI will auto-assemble a polished, beat-synced video with animations—ideal for social clips.
Upload media and a prompt, and Canva’s AI will auto-assemble a polished, beat-synced video with animations—ideal for social clips.

 

4. Beat Sync

Auto-align cuts and transitions to the beat of your music track—ideal for Reels, TikToks, promotional visuals. Just toggle “Beat Sync” on your timeline.


This screenshot shows Canva’s Beat Sync interface where clips are automatically aligned to your music’s waveform. You can easily toggle auto-sync on/off and achieve pro-level pacing in seconds—no tedious audio editing required.
This screenshot shows Canva’s Beat Sync interface where clips are automatically aligned to your music’s waveform. You can easily toggle auto-sync on/off and achieve pro-level pacing in seconds—no tedious audio editing required.


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5. Magic Animate

Add smooth page-level animations with a single click. Use it between slides for a dynamic flow without manual key framing.


This frame illustrates the Magic Animate panel where you apply pre-built animation styles (like “Playful” or “Elegant”) across all page elements. It's a game-changer for adding polish without manual framerate timelines.
This frame illustrates the Magic Animate panel where you apply pre-built animation styles (like “Playful” or “Elegant”) across all page elements. It's a game-changer for adding polish without manual framerate timelines.

6. AI Highlights

Let Canva automatically detect and generate short highlight reels from longer footage—great for repurposing or summarizing content.


Here’s Canva’s AI Highlights interface in action. It automatically selects the best moments from longer footage and generates concise highlight clips—perfect for repurposing content for social reels or teasers.
Here’s Canva’s AI Highlights interface in action. It automatically selects the best moments from longer footage and generates concise highlight clips—perfect for repurposing content for social reels or teasers.

7. Enhance Voice (Audio Cleanup)

Automatically remove background noise and improve voice clarity—essential for smooth, professional narration.


Automatically remove background noise and improve voice clarity—essential for smooth, professional narration.
Automatically remove background noise and improve voice clarity—essential for smooth, professional narration.

8. Captions Editor

Auto-generate captions and style them in your brand’s font and color. Improves accessibility and engagement on silent autoplay platforms .


Here’s Canva’s Captions Editor in action. You can generate subtitles with one click, then customize fonts, colors, and positions to match your brand style. This helps your videos perform well even on silent autoplay platforms.
Here’s Canva’s Captions Editor in action. You can generate subtitles with one click, then customize fonts, colors, and positions to match your brand style. This helps your videos perform well even on silent autoplay platforms.

9. Extensive Music Library + Artlist Integration

Browse over 1.5M tracks, including premium Artlist options—perfectly matched to your content, mood, or audience.


This screenshot reveals the seamless integration of Artlist’s premium audio library directly within Canva, alongside Canva’s own extensive collection.
This screenshot reveals the seamless integration of Artlist’s premium audio library directly within Canva, alongside Canva’s own extensive collection.

10. Video Enhancer

Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and more to create a polished, consistent look across all video clips.

Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and other settings to give your clips a consistent and polished look.
Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, and other settings to give your clips a consistent and polished look.
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11. Smartmockups + Video Templates

Embed your designs into realistic mockups—like on phones or books—within videos. Great for product promos or online stores.


Embed your designs into realistic mockups—like on phones or books—within videos. Great for product promos or online stores.
Embed your designs into realistic mockups—like on phones or books—within videos. Great for product promos or online stores.

12. Cloud Collaboration & Storage

Enjoy 5 GB of free media storage and real-time editing with collaborators. Canva Teams ensures smooth feedback and version control. 

🧠 Why These Matter:

These tools help you:

  • Create compelling video content faster

  • Stay on brand with minimal effort

  • Reach wider audiences with polished visuals and accessibility features

    Cheers!


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