Avid Media Composer

A way to uninstall Avid Media Composer from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Avid Media Composer for Windows. It was created for Windows by Avid Technology. More information on Avid Technology can be seen here. More details about Avid Media Composer can be seen at http://www.avid.com. Usually the Avid Media Composer application is placed in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall Avid Media Composer by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{93F854EA-DC70-4E33-96B3-BEB62B378BB6}. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. AvidMediaComposer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 51.65 MB (54162944 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Avid Media Composer. They take 72.15 MB (75650376 bytes) on disk.

• acfcacheregister.exe (31.00 KB)
• AvidBackgroundServicesManager.exe (84.50 KB)
• AvidBinIndexer.exe (312.00 KB)
• AvidCrashReporter.exe (414.50 KB)
• AvidInspector.exe (37.00 KB)
• AvidMediaComposer.exe (51.65 MB)
• AvidOPFrameGeneratorApp.exe (242.00 KB)
• AvidPhoneticIndexer.exe (210.00 KB)
• AvidSearch.exe (46.00 KB)
• EditorServiceMgr.exe (19.50 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (19.00 KB)
• BMP.exe (14.50 KB)
• Cineon.exe (14.00 KB)
• JPEG.exe (56.50 KB)
• Photoshop.exe (20.00 KB)
• PICT.exe (20.00 KB)
• PNG.exe (122.00 KB)
• Targa.exe (15.00 KB)
• TIFF.exe (218.50 KB)
• BMP.exe (13.50 KB)
• Cineon.exe (14.50 KB)
• JPEG.exe (51.00 KB)
• Photoshop.exe (14.50 KB)
• PICT.exe (14.50 KB)
• PNG.exe (84.50 KB)
• Targa.exe (14.50 KB)
• TIFF.exe (191.50 KB)
• QuickTime_OPServer.exe (1.75 MB)
• HWInstall.exe (659.32 KB)
• AAFDump.exe (151.00 KB)
• dnxmov2mxf.exe (13.12 MB)
• MXFDump.exe (213.50 KB)
• AvidTitleTool.exe (1.34 MB)
• Marquee.exe (1.02 MB)
• pictcomm.exe (24.00 KB)

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This data is about Avid Media Composer version 20.6.0.55071 alone. For other Avid Media Composer versions please click below:

• 8.5.3.41980
• 8.9.0.46580
• 18.2.0.48210
• 18.12.2.51455
• 2.7
• 18.12.0.50185
• 8.8.5.46340
• 8.8.1.45610
• 23.8.0.56411
• 19.8.0.53300
• 23.8.1.58000
• 8.4.4.38500
• 21.12.0.55552
• 18.12.6.52120
• 21.6.0.55401
• 8.4.2.37885
• 18.7.0.49130
• 21.2.0.55281
• 18.12.7.52530
• 18.4.0.48530
• 18.10.0.49715
• 8.9.4.47330
• 22.12.0.56274
• 23.3.0.56310
• 8.9.3.47085
• 8.4.5.38655
• 24.10.0.58607
• 22.12.9.57048
• 8.7.2.44855
• 8.4.0.37270
• 18.12.13.55275
• 19.7.0.52740
• 8.4.1.37770
• 18.12.15.55945
• 19.9.0.53409
• 18.12.1.50360
• 19.11.0.53522
• 8.6.1.43430
• 8.5.0.41065
• 19.12.0.53599
• 22.12.2.56580
• 22.7.0.56190
• 22.4.0.56108
• 24.12.0.58720
• 21.5.0.55349
• 2.8.0
• 8.5.2.41475
• 8.6.3.43955
• 24.6.0.58520
• 20.9.0.55173
• 8.10.0.47475
• 22.10.0.56239
• 20.5.0.55039
• 8.8.3.45905
• 8.6.0.43235
• 8.8.0.45435
• 8.4.3.38375
• 23.12.0.58093
• 18.12.8.52935
• 18.3.0.48375
• 21.9.0.55465
• 18.1.0.47600
• 18.8.0.49295
• 8.8.2.45735
• 8.6.4.44230
• 20.10.0.55211
• 8.9.2.46900
• 20.8.0.55112
• 8.9.1.46710
• 23.8.2.58042
• 18.12.12.54850
• 21.3.0.55320
• 8.8.4.46095
• 18.12.11.54250
• 8.5.1.41150
• 18.12.14.55680
• 18.5.0.48725
• 20.4.0.55005
• 8.7.0.44700
• 18.11.0.49905
• 18.9.0.49485
• 18.12.3.51505
• 18.12.5.51845
• 24.2.0.58174
• 19.6.0.52395
• 2.7.2
• 20.12.0.55237

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If you're planning to uninstall Avid Media Composer you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Avid Media Composer:

• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Avid Media Composer

The files below remain on your disk by Avid Media Composer when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AAE.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AAFCOAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AAXHost.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AAXShared.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\acfcacheregister.exe
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ACFPluginHost.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ACFTranscodeWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ACME.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ADMCommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ADMDevices.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Aed.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Aeu.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AFnd.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AMAUtilLib20.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ameImportExport.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ameLibrary.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ameQuickTime.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ameWaveformEngine.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\ami.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AMI_Mob.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\amimdk.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AMPIHost.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AssetRegistry.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AuiCore.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Aut.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvCoreM2W10.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Avicudt51.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Avicudt62.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Avicuin51.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Avicuin62.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Avicuio51.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Avicuio62.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Avicuuc51.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\Avicuuc62.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVID.ICO
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidBackgroundServicesManager.exe
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidBinIndexer.exe
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidBSMClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidCrashReporter.exe
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidDX_HWctl.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidDX_HWctlBridge.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidDX_VDM.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidInspector.exe
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidMediaComposer.exe
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidMXF_SDK_4.7.3_vc142.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidOPFrameGeneratorApp.exe
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidPhoneticIndexer.exe
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidSatinWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidSearch.exe
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\avidsearchext.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidVideoSlave.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvidVidSatInterface.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\avisupp32.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvOmfToolkit_mc.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AvUIshell20.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\avx.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AAFProcessor.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\ACFString.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\acpl_convert.acf
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\acpl_cpu.acf
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\acpl_gpu.acf
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\acpl_lut.acf
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\acpl_main.acf
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\acpl_processing.acf
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AcplEffects.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\AMAAutodetect\AMAAutodetect.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\AMAAutodetect\RegisteredExtensions.xml
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\AMAAutodetect\RegisteredExtensions.xsd
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\AMADeviceMonitor.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\AMALogger.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\AMASampleProviderSupport.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\AVCHD\mc_dec_avc.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\AVCHD\MSP_AVCHD.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\AVCHD\MVP_AVCHD.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\AvidMXF_SDK_4.6.45_vc12.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\boost_chrono-vc120-mt-1_61.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\boost_date_time-vc120-mt-1_61.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\boost_filesystem-vc120-mt-1_61.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\boost_system-vc120-mt-1_61.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\boost_thread-vc120-mt-1_61.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\IMF_SDK_1.0.7_vc12.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\log4cplusU.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\MVP_MSP_IMF.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\xalan-c_1.11_vc12_x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\xalan-c-messages_1.11_VC12_x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\xerces-c_3.1_vc12_x64_u.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\IMF\xqilla23_vc12_x64_u.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\mc_dec_avc.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaCollector\MVP_MediaCollector.avx
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\AvidMXF_SDK_4.7.6_vc142.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\boost_chrono-vc142-mt-x64-1_70.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\boost_date_time-vc142-mt-x64-1_70.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\boost_filesystem-vc142-mt-x64-1_70.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\boost_system-vc142-mt-x64-1_70.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\boost_thread-vc142-mt-x64-1_70.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\GenericHelper_14.2.49_vc142_u.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\IMEHost.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\IMF_SDK_1.1.5_vc142.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\AViD\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\log4cplus_1.2_vc142-x64_U.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid Technology\Avid Media Composer
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AE458F3907CD33E4693BEB6BB273B86B
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{93F854EA-DC70-4E33-96B3-BEB62B378BB6}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Avid Technology\Avid Media Composer

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\AvidMediaComposer.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\AvidMediaComposer.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AE458F3907CD33E4693BEB6BB273B86B\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\bearer\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Help\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\HIIP\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\iconengines\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\imageformats\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\LicenseFiles\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Media Composer Enterprise\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\OnlineLibrary\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\platforms\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\positions\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Presets\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\printsupport\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Private_Plug-Ins\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\python\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\QuickTimeServer\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Resources\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\sqldrivers\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\styles\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\SupportingFiles\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\System Plug-Ins\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\TitleTool\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\translations\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{93F854EA-DC70-4E33-96B3-BEB62B378BB6}\

How to remove Avid Media Composer from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avid Media Composer is an application marketed by the software company Avid Technology. Some computer users choose to erase this program. This can be efortful because doing this manually requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK solution to erase Avid Media Composer is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Avid Media Composer or simply click the Search field and type in "Avid Media Composer". The Avid Media Composer program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Avid Media Composer in the list of programs, some data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Avid Media Composer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Avid Media Composer:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.avid.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{93F854EA-DC70-4E33-96B3-BEB62B378BB6}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Avid Media Composer.


8. After uninstalling Avid Media Composer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Avid Media Composer which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avid Media Composer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology from your computer, nor are we saying that Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Avid Media Composer in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.