Can I bring my Canva designs in?

Yes, as images: download your design or its parts from Canva, add them to a smooth.video scene and animate them there.

Does smooth.video have templates?

Yes, a gallery of ready-made animations, from YouTube intros to sale banners. Each one opens in the editor with every element editable.

Is there a watermark?

No. Every export is free and clean, transparent WebM included.

Can I bring my Adobe Express designs in?

Yes, as images: download your design or its parts as PNG, add them to a scene and animate them in smooth.video.

Can I animate a Photoshop file?

Yes. Drop the PSD into the editor and each layer becomes its own element, in place, ready to animate.

Canva vs Adobe Express

Canva and Adobe Express side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.

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Canva vs Adobe Express at a glance

	Canva	Adobe Express	smooth.video
Price	Free plan, with many templates and features in Canva Pro	Free plan, Premium at US$9.99 a month	Free, no paid plan
Built for	Every kind of design: social posts, slides, print, documents, video	Every kind of design: social posts, flyers, PDFs, presentations, video	Animation only
Motion	Animation presets and timing per element	In, Loop and Out presets, with duration, speed and intensity	Keyframes on a timeline: position, size, rotation, opacity, colour
Transparent video	Not available	Not supported	Free, as WebM
Where your files live	In your Canva account	In Adobe's cloud, 5 GB on the free plan	On your computer

As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Canva and Adobe Express before you decide.

Canva

Account: Required
Library: A huge library of templates, photos and graphics

When Canva fits better

You need a flyer, a presentation and a social post that all match, drawn from a huge library of templates, photos and brand assets, with animation as a finishing touch.

Canva vs smooth.video

Adobe Express

Photoshop files: PSD and Illustrator files placed linked or converted
Templates and stock: 100,000+ templates and Adobe Stock
Generative AI: Firefly, with monthly credits

When Adobe Express fits better

You need matching flyers, posts and presentations from a huge library of templates and stock, you work with Photoshop and Illustrator files that stay linked, or you want AI to generate images. Animation is a finishing touch.

Adobe Express vs smooth.video

When smooth.video fits better

The animation is the deliverable: a YouTube intro, a lower third, an animated stat, a Reel. You want exact control over timing, a transparent export to put over video, and no account.

The animation is the deliverable: an intro, a lower third, an animated stat, a Reel. You want to decide exactly where each element is at each moment, and a transparent export to put over video.

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Logo reveal

1080×1080

A name that pops into place

Lower third

1920×1080

Name and title, on cue

Bold statement

1080×1920

Three lines, one point

Product drop

1080×1350

An announcement that lands

Count-up stat

1080×1080

A number that climbs

Quote card

1200×630

A line worth sharing

Questions

Can I bring my Canva designs in?: Yes, as images: download your design or its parts from Canva, add them to a smooth.video scene and animate them there.
Does smooth.video have templates?: Yes, a gallery of ready-made animations, from YouTube intros to sale banners. Each one opens in the editor with every element editable.
Is there a watermark?: No. Every export is free and clean, transparent WebM included.
Can I bring my Adobe Express designs in?: Yes, as images: download your design or its parts as PNG, add them to a scene and animate them in smooth.video.
Can I animate a Photoshop file?: Yes. Drop the PSD into the editor and each layer becomes its own element, in place, ready to animate.