6.5 – Canva AI Video and AI Generated Music Lesson

Lesson Overview

As content creation becomes faster and more accessible, tools like Canva have added AI-based features that speed up the process and increase creativity for users at every skill level. This lesson gives an overview of Canva’s integrations with D-ID and Soundraw, enabling quick creation of human-like AI video presenters and fully original music tracks from inside the familiar Canva environment.

AI video presenters can read your written script aloud in a chosen voice, presenting your message as a realistic digital avatar—a valuable shortcut when you need a professional look without recording yourself or hiring talent. The audio tool, Soundraw, creates original songs in moments, letting you match the mood and style of your background music to the theme of your video or ad.

Canva’s AI video and music generators are especially appealing for small businesses, educators, and content creators who may not have time or resources for traditional video production or royalty-free music hunting. Whether you need a quick narrated explainer, a social media campaign, or a polished ad, these features allow you to build engaging assets on demand. AI-generated content can help your projects stand out and improve the speed of your creative workflow.

Who This Is For

Are you looking to save time making quality video and audio for your projects? This lesson is a fit if you:

• Create marketing videos or social media ads
• Need narrated content without recording yourself
• Want to add copyright-free music to your videos
• Work on explainer or educational videos
• Build rapid prototypes or mockups for digital campaigns
• Need flexible, quick-turnaround content creation options

Where This Fits in a Workflow

Canva’s AI video and music features are most useful in the early and middle stages of content creation, especially when you need assets that are polished but produced quickly. For example, when planning a set of social media ads, you can produce talking head introductions and match them with unique background tracks within minutes, moving from script to finalized asset without external production.

You could also use these tools to prototype videos for client review, create mood-setting music for presentations, or supplement instructional videos with professional-quality AI narration. This approach fits naturally between scriptwriting and final video export, plugging in whenever you need visual or audio assets created fast.

Technical & Workflow Benefits

Traditional video production requires filming, editing, and voice talent, which can take days or weeks to finish and involves several tools and people. Canva’s AI tools streamline this: you input a script, select style and mood, and let the platform generate both presenter video and background audio in minutes.

Using D-ID inside Canva bypasses setup time and lets anyone produce narrated avatars on demand. Meanwhile, Soundraw’s AI music tool ensures your video content never suffers from copyright issues or repeated stock music. These features noticeably reduce turnaround time—especially when working under tight deadlines or limited budgets—and can help improve consistency when producing a series of branded videos. The blend of these tools supports a smoother, more efficient content creation process.

Practice Exercise

Try creating a short promotional video using Canva’s AI-powered video and music tools. Start with a simple scenario such as a 30-second introduction to a product or service.

Steps:

1. Write a 2–3 sentence script describing your product or service.
2. Use Canva to generate an AI presenter video with your script, choosing your preferred language and voice style.
3. Create custom background music in Soundraw with a mood and intensity that matches your message, then add it to your video.

Reflect: How does the finished video compare in quality and speed to what you could make using manual recording and royalty-free music sources?

Course Context Recap

This lesson builds on your knowledge of Canva and its AI features, showing you how to use video presenters and AI-generated music for faster and more creative results. Previously, you learned about Canva’s core design and AI tools. Next, the course explores more advanced integrations and customization options to further enhance your generative AI skills. Keep moving through the course to see how these capabilities can transform every stage of your creative projects. Explore the full course for deeper insights and more practical examples.