How to Create a Salsa Overlay in Canva and Photoshop

Whether you’re new to graphic design or a seasoned veteran, these guides will walk you through how to create beautiful overlays for your events from scratch.

You can also customize one of the many pre-designed overlays from the Salsa Library using the Overlay Editor.

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How to

Create an Overlay in Canva

In this tutorial, we teach you how to create overlays for Salsa in Canva.

For more information on how to add overlays to your event, visit our support article here.

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How To

Create an Overlay in Photoshop

In this tutorial, we teach you how to create a Salsa Overlay in Photoshop.

For more information on how to add overlays to your event, visit our support article here.

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Explainer

Why Using Transparent PNGs Is Important

• PNGs allow the graphic to be transparent wherever there isn’t an image, text, or background. That means your photo will “peek through” the design.

• JPG files do not allow for transparency.

• When exporting an overlay, make sure to save it as a PNG with Transparency enabled.

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Overlay Dimensions and Camera Aspect Ratio

In-person Salsa events can be set up to take captures in five different aspect ratios. Each one needs a different file dimension to look right.

To make sure the overlay has the right dimensions, make sure to match the overlay dimensions with the camera aspect ratio in Camera Settings on the Salsa iOS app.

Overlay Dimensions (width x height)

• Portrait (3:4): 2048 x 2732

• Landscape (4:3): 2732 x 2048

• Square (1:1): 2048 x 2048

• 2:3 Ratio: 2048 x 3072

• 3:2 Ratio: 3072 x 2048

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