These latest Canva updates are so mindblowing! Whether you're a content creator or a business
owner, these new Canva features are going to revolutionize the way you design by speeding
up the process and giving you possibilities that you won't be able to live without.
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Hi, my lovely people, it’s Natalia and welcome back to my channel where I help
you create better content and grow on social media! This is part two
of my most recent Canva tutorial slash Canva tips & tricks video,
so make sure you watch part one as well, either now or right after you’re done with this one.
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Let’s dive right back!
Alright, our next update is…
7. Beat Sync Now, this one is so cool and
I love that Canva introduced it into their toolkit too! When you use Beat Sync, it seamlessly syncs
your video to a music beat, again, with just a few clicks. All about efficiency, as always :)
To use it with your own audio file, upload it to Canva, add it to your timeline by clicking
or dragging it here, then select the track and go to Beat Sync here at the top. Then,
click Sync and wait for the results. Once Canva analyzes the audio, you’ll be able to see the
markers on the timeline. From here, if I want any adjustments, I can drag the sides of my
clips and they snap into place in line with the marker, making my video perfect. BUT!
Do you know what the cool part is? All of the audios already available within
the Canva library have been processed and the markers are there so no analysis needed! You
can just add your chosen audio from there, click Beat Sync and Sync now,
and all of your clips will be automatically timed to the music. I love it and I hope you’ll love it
too because it has so much potential to 1. speed things up for us while editing and 2.
help us create more engaging videos too. This one is a Pro-only feature I’m afraid,
but you know what’s not? Update no. 8… 8. Draw
We’ve seen Draw in beta for quite some time now, but it’s officially launched in its final version
and it’s so goooood! Simply choose the Draw tab from the left panel here and the little
toolkit pops up with the pen, the marker, the highlighter, and the eraser. To quickly
demonstrate, let’s choose the marker, and below, you can change the color, the transparency, and
the thickness. Alright, I’ll paint something now and here it is! But that’s simple, right? Well,
there’s more to it! I can now choose the little cursor here to select both my elements and they
act exactly like any element from the library! This means I can make them bigger, rotate them,
animate, and, probably the best part, change the color after the fact too! That’s amazing!
Ok, now I have a joint update for some smaller but definitely not insignificant
features we’ve just got so… 9. Gradients, Layers & Grids
And may I just say, FINALLY! That’s what we’ve been waiting for! If you agree, drop
me a “finally” in the comments too so that I know you’re just as excited that the wait is over.
I want to do a very brief breakdown of these three because I’ll talk about them more in
around two weeks with my Canva Tips & Tricks part 4 video, so make sure you’re subscribed!
Let’s start with Gradients which live in the color settings. Let’s say I want this square
with a gradient, I’ll go here, scroll down, and choose any gradient. Now you may think it’s quite
limiting but don’t worry, simply go back up to the New Color icon and you have the gradient
settings here! We really needed that one! Next, we have layers which omg, I’m so happy
about! Click on any element, go to position, and in the left panel you have layers. You can
rearrange them from here and it also makes it much easier to select any hidden elements that
we might have missed without resorting to the Click + CTRL trick I’ve shared in my very first
installment of the Canva Tips & Tricks videos! And let’s not forget about the grids! If you go
to File, View Settings, and Add Guides, you’ll be able to choose between a 12 or 6-column setting,
a 3x3 grid, or go straight for custom (yay!) and create your own. LOVE THIS! Plus,
I have to say it here, we now have guides available in the mobile app too which is a
godsend and I was soooo impatient for this one to finally pop up on my phone too.
Alright, here comes a big one, update no. 10 10. Brand Hub
The Brand Kit we all know and love just got a major MAJOR upgrade. We now have a full-on
Brand Hub because it literally is the home for our brands and it can contain multiple
Brand Kits. Here, apart from the classic logo, palette, and font options (which we
have more power over still!), you can now add photos, graphics, and icons to it too. This
definitely makes for much more well-rounded brand identity possibilities. Another great
update here is that you can actually add your own brand guidelines to make sure all of your
team members are on the same page and understand how to use all the assets within the Brand Kit.
Each of the brand kits within the Brand hub can be added to a specific folder which is amazing for
organization and a better workflow. And of course, the Brand Kits with all the assets and the brand
templates are available from within the editor as well, making it even easier to stay on brand.
There are also updates in terms of the control we have over our brand. Administrators and brand
designers have controls to limit the use of colors and fonts to the ones specified in the brand kit.
They can also enable design approval which means they can designate an approver
or two to check the designs before they get published. With the flexibility and design
options, you can make sure these controls are as tight or as loose as you need them to be.
Honestly, the Brand Hub deserves a separate video all on its own to explain how much
more capabilities we now have to protect and implement our brand image across the board. Also,
I’ve been thinking about creating a video on how to keep a consistent brand image
online so if you’d like to see it, please let me know in the comments,
it really helps a lot to hear your feedback before I dive in and produce!
Ok, let’s speed things up, with update no. 11 11. New Photo Editor
Yes, you’ve heard me right, we’ve got a new and upgraded photo editor in Canva! When you hit Edit
Image on a photo of your choice, you’re invited to try out the new editor. From here, starting at
the end we have new crop capabilities with much more precision than before. Something that I
really love is that the Adjust tab now has three areas of focus which you can
toggle from here. We’ve got the whole image, foreground, and background. This means that
AI analyzes the image, separates the object from the backdrop, and allows you to change
those parameters separately for them. Want a darker, colder background? You’ve got this!
Jumping to Effects, something I have to mention is that for the time being, we’re missing the
shadow options which I definitely use on a daily. I hope it’s just a temporary adjustment after the
launch and we’ll get them back here soon, but if you’re wondering where to find them, you need to
get back to the old editor by clicking here. I’m glad to say our favorite feature is still
here, the background remover, yay, and we’ve got the effects like duotone or blur. I’m sure
more will be migrated here soon. Also, during our workshop with the Canva Product Managers
in Sydney before the Canva Create event (by the way, incredible people, shoutout to Tiana, Hannah,
and Tom, it was so good to meet you!), they explained the effects are going to be much better
than in the old editor because we’ll be able to apply them many times and adjust them constantly.
You may remember that before, we’d only be able to apply an effect, hit done, and we’d never
be able to get back to these controls to fix things so that’s a really great improvement.
Ok, but you may already see the two new features lurking in the toolkit and these are the next
updates I’ve got for you so update no. 12 12. Magic Eraser
If you’re a content creator of any kind, you’re going to love it! Have you ever
wished you could just remove an element from a photo? Well, now you can! With the Magic Eraser,
all it takes is to adjust the size of your brush, select the parts you don’t want, and Canva,
well, magically removes them for you! Whether you want to be the only person
in the photo, are annoyed by an unnecessary distraction like a power socket or a cable,
or simply need a bit more negative space to fit your text nicely on the design,
this tool is going to be your favorite! And of course, as I’ve just mentioned,
if you’re not happy, you can get right back in, keep erasing or select Reset
Erasings and you’re back to the original. And now, one of my absolute favorites from this
Canva Create, update no. 13… 13. Magic Edit
To say that I was blown away when I found out about and tested it in Sydney would
be an understatement. This is such an incredible feature, it works great,
and can potentially save us a lot of time while browsing for specific image assets. Imagine
you find a photo in the Canva library that just matches the style of your design almost perfectly,
BUT ☝ there’s a caveat! What it depicts is not quite the visual you were looking
for. Let’s take this photo right here. I don’t want just the eggs in the bowl,
I want it to clearly show we’re making a cake… Where’s the flour? Well, let’s add the flour!
Select the image, click Edit Photo, choose Magic Edit, and let’s brush over these eggs down
here. Next, I need to tell Canva what I want instead so a small mound of flour.
Hit generate and we’re waiting for the results. We’re then given 4 variations to choose from and
this one is JUST what I wanted. Let’s hit done and THAT’S IT. Isn’t this absolutely crazy? It’s one
thing to generate whole images using AI, but to be able to swap things up within existing photos
so seamlessly is on another level for me. I’ve used this one so much in the last week and a half
and it’s never failed me once! Not once. I might have needed to generate another four or improve
a prompt just because I fancied a different color flower or something but as far as Magic Edit goes,
it’s done its job brilliantly every single time. What a time to be alive, honestly!
Which one of these new updates is your favorite? Tell me in the comments and
let me know which feature I should create a full tutorial on first! Make sure you watch
this playlist here for all the exciting Canva tutorials I’ve shared and I’ll keep updating it
with my upcoming videos too so you can come back to it for the new releases.
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better. Thank you so much for watching, have a wonderful day and I’ll see you… next time!