Animations

Animations let you add movement to almost any element on your canvas. You have options that allow you to have elements coming onto the canvas independently from each other, for example, a text fading in on the 2nd. Second, an image sliding in from the left on the 3rd. Second, and your logo sliding in from the right on the 5th. second.

We recommend you watch the video above to get a better understanding of Animations.

The following objects can not be animated: Video, websites, playlist-in-playlist, Canva, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, Flipboard, Google Plugins, Media RSS, News, Notion, PosterMyWall, PowerBI, RSS Reader, RSS Ticker, Ticker, Video Input, and Waze

Add an animation to an object

An object is text, shapes, icons, emojis, images, plugins, and lots more. 

• Click Playlists
• Find your playlist and click Edit
• Find and click the slide where you have an object that you want to animate
• Click to select the object
• Click Animate (At the top in settings on the right)
• Pick an Entrance Animation
• Pick an Animation Easing
• Set the delay (The delay is the second in the slide duration where the animation should start)
• Set the duration (The duration is the duration from when the animation starts till it finishes)
• Pick an Exit Animation
• Pick an Animation Easing
• Set the exit prior (The exit prior is the second in the slide duration where the animation should start the exit animation)
• Set the duration (The duration is the duration from when the animation starts till it finishes)

• Entrance Animation - Pick the style for how your animation should start
• Animation Easing - Choose between different easing options
• Animation Start and Duration - Set the start time and the duration of the animation (2 seconds in delay means the animation will begin 2 seconds after the slide is running)
• Play - Click to see how your animation is going to look
• Exit Animation - Pick the style for how your animation should start
• Animation Easing - Choose between different easing
• Animation Start and Duration - Set the start time and the duration of the animation (2 seconds in exit prior means the animation will stop 2 seconds before the slide stops)
• Play - Click to see how your animation is going to look

I do not see the animations when I preview a playlist.

There is an option in the OS itself that limits animations in the browser:

Windows: Settings → Accessibility → Visual Effects → Animation effects

macOS: System Settings → Accessibility → Display → Reduce motion

Why are my animations stuttering?

If you are working with an entry-level media player or smart TV, there's a high possibility that animations take up too big a portion of the resources available, and that can result in stuttering animations, transitions, etc.

What can I add animations to?

You can add animations to all basic elements like images, shapes, and text.