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Master Class: Creating a Seamless Video Carousel in Canva

Creating a professional-grade carousel requires a specific workflow to ensure the background is seamless while the videos remain interactive. Follow these steps to master the “Pop-up” and “Seamless” aesthetic.

Step 1: Setting Up Your Canvas

Before designing, you must establish the correct dimensions for a multi-slide layout.

  • Dimensions: Go to Canva and create a Custom Size design at 4320 x 1080 pixels. This accommodates four 1080px columns.
  • Establish Guides: Go to File > Settings > Add Guides. Choose Custom, set columns to 4, and ensure the Gap is 0. This creates the “seams” of your slides.

Step 2: Building the Background Structure

Layers are the secret to a dynamic look.

  • Background Frames: In the Elements tab, select a square frame. Stretch it to fit the background.
  • Efficiency Tip: Hold Shift + Option/Alt while dragging to duplicate frames across the four columns.
  • Layering: Place additional frames (circles, squares, or custom shapes) on top of your background frames to create depth.

Step 3: Adding Style and Content

Consistency is what separates amateur designs from professional ones.

  • The White Outline: Select your top-layer frames, go to the Stroke tool, select the second line option, and set the color to White.
  • Copy Style Tool: Use the “Paint Roller” icon to copy the outline style and paste it onto all other frames instantly.
  • Pop-up Effect: For slides 3 and 4, duplicate your image. Remove the background and the outline from the duplicate, then scale it up so it “breaks” out of the frame boundaries.

Step 4: The Critical Download & Split

Because Canva cannot split a single long video into four slides, we must use a workaround.

  1. Download as PNG: Export your entire 4-slide design as a high-quality PNG.
  2. Split the Image: Go to mysocialboutique.co’s Grid Maker. Upload your PNG, set columns to 4, and select Carousel mode.
  3. Save: Download the four individual image files.

Step 5: Preparing Video Elements

Now, we create the video “overlays” that will sit on top of your static images.

  • New Design: Create a separate Canva project with Instagram Post (1080×1080) dimensions.
  • Transfer Videos: Copy the video frames from your original design and paste them here.
  • Export: Download each video slide individually as an MP4.

Step 6: Final Assembly in CapCut

This is where the magic happens—merging the static images with the moving video.

  1. Import: Open CapCut and upload your 4 split images and your MP4 clips.
  2. Overlay: Place the static carousel image on the main timeline. Add the corresponding video as an Overlay above it.
  3. Chroma Key: Select the video overlay, go to Remove Background > Chroma Key. Use the color picker on the white frame and adjust intensity until the background disappears.
  4. Align: Size the video to fit perfectly inside the frame of the static image.

Step 7: Posting for the Seamless Look

To ensure the “continuous” effect works on Instagram:

  • Open Instagram and tap the [+] icon.
  • Bulk Select: Use the “Select Multiple” tool and tap your files in the exact order (1 through 4).
  • Final Touches: Add music or a caption and hit Share.
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