Creating an Animated Magnify Effect in Canva

Introduction

• Tutorial on how to create an animated magnify effect in Canva.

Steps to Follow

Setup and Framing

1. Go to videos and open a new video project.
2. Navigate to Elements and select Frames.
3. Choose a frame and resize it.
4. Move the frame to the left, then duplicate it and move the duplicate to the right so the frames are touching.
5. Duplicate again, select all frames, and group them.

Adding Images

1. Drag images into the frames.
2. Reduce image size, duplicate, and move to the left until frames touch again.
3. Duplicate, set them aside, select, group, and move frames.

Centering and Duplicating

1. Move grouped frames to the left and the group above to the right so they're touching.
2. Group and increase the size.
3. Place the image at the center of the page, resize, and move appropriately.

Page Duplication and Alignment

1. Duplicate the page and realign the image so the next image appears centered.
2. Repeat page duplication and alignment.
3. Add transition (match and move) and increase duration to max (apply between all pages).
4. Set timing to ~2.5 seconds and apply to all pages.

Download and Upload

1. Download the project as a video and then upload it.
2. Make it larger and ensure the image is centered on the page.

Adding Borders and Shapes

1. Navigate to Elements and go to Shapes.
2. Choose the square shape, increase border weight, and change the border color.
3. Add a new gradient color and change to black.
4. Resize and move to frame the image in the middle.
5. Use the square shape to cover the left part in white, duplicate, and cover the right part.

Position and Group Layers

1. Go to position > layers, select three square shapes and group them.
2. Copy the group from first page and paste it into the second page.
3. Resize and adjust so the image displays in the transparent frame.
4. Repeat copy-pasting and resizing for subsequent pages.

Final Adjustments

1. Download project as video and upload it again.
2. Delete extra pages, crop blank parts, and resize to fit the page.
3. Change background color and add gradient color.
4. Search for shadow in elements, resize, and move.
5. Duplicate shadow, rotate 180°, and position at the bottom.

Final Steps

1. Crop again until blank areas are cut out.
2. Click share in the upper right corner to download.

Conclusion

• Tutorial ends with prompting to subscribe for more Canva tutorials.