Canva Image to Video Tutorial: How to Turn Any Photo into a Video (Updated June 2026)
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Ever looked at a great photo and thought, "I just wish this was a video"?
I walk through Canva's Image to Video feature, the new AI tool that takes a still photo and generates a five-second video from it. No camera, no filming, no editing software. Just a photo and a couple of clicks.
Whether you want to animate a brand photo, bring a product shot to life, or create background footage for a Reel without ever pressing record, this tutorial covers exactly how to do it... plus a few clever hacks for getting more time out of that five-second clip when you need it.
In this tutorial, we cover:
How to use both the Smart and Custom prompt options in Image to Video
Why Canva Pro images won't work (and what to use instead)
How to trim, slow down, and reverse your generated video to stretch the length
How to combine the original and reversed version for a seamless looping clip
A quick walkthrough of using generated video as a Reel background with text overlay
Timestamps
Intro 0:00
Example 1 1:00
Example 2 3:09
Wrapping up 7:25
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