Avid Media Composer

A guide to uninstall Avid Media Composer from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Avid Media Composer for Windows. It is developed by Avid Technology, Inc.. More information on Avid Technology, Inc. can be found here. You can get more details on Avid Media Composer at http://www.avid.com. Avid Media Composer is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. Avid Media Composer's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{3B7C77DC-8756-4864-A088-948F350106FB}. The program's main executable file is labeled AvidMediaComposer.exe and its approximative size is 29.22 MB (30634248 bytes).

Avid Media Composer is composed of the following executables which occupy 40.12 MB (42072592 bytes) on disk:

• AvidBackgroundServicesManager.exe (75.26 KB)
• AvidBinIndexer.exe (265.26 KB)
• AvidCrashReporter.exe (463.76 KB)
• AvidInspector.exe (43.76 KB)
• AvidMediaComposer.exe (29.22 MB)
• AvidSearch.exe (48.26 KB)
• EditorServiceMgr.exe (22.26 KB)
• pictcomm.exe (30.26 KB)
• Alias.exe (16.26 KB)
• BMP.exe (18.26 KB)
• Chyron.exe (20.76 KB)
• Cineon.exe (17.76 KB)
• ERIMovie.exe (20.76 KB)
• Framestore.exe (23.26 KB)
• IFF.exe (26.76 KB)
• JPEG.exe (59.26 KB)
• OMF.exe (27.76 KB)
• PCX.exe (20.76 KB)
• Photoshop.exe (23.76 KB)
• PICT.exe (24.26 KB)
• Pixar.exe (19.26 KB)
• PNG.exe (57.26 KB)
• QRT.exe (16.26 KB)
• Rendition.exe (16.26 KB)
• SGI.exe (19.26 KB)
• SoftImage.exe (17.26 KB)
• SunRaster.exe (16.76 KB)
• Targa.exe (19.26 KB)
• TIFF.exe (219.76 KB)
• Wavefront.exe (17.76 KB)
• XWindows.exe (21.76 KB)
• YUV.exe (16.26 KB)
• Alias.exe (17.26 KB)
• BMP.exe (17.76 KB)
• Chyron.exe (20.76 KB)
• Cineon.exe (18.76 KB)
• ERIMovie.exe (21.26 KB)
• Framestore.exe (22.76 KB)
• IFF.exe (20.26 KB)
• JPEG.exe (53.76 KB)
• OMF.exe (61.26 KB)
• PCX.exe (17.26 KB)
• Photoshop.exe (18.26 KB)
• PICT.exe (18.76 KB)
• Pixar.exe (16.76 KB)
• PNG.exe (46.76 KB)
• QRT.exe (16.76 KB)
• Rendition.exe (16.76 KB)
• SGI.exe (18.76 KB)
• SoftImage.exe (17.76 KB)
• SunRaster.exe (16.76 KB)
• Targa.exe (18.76 KB)
• TIFF.exe (193.26 KB)
• Wavefront.exe (18.76 KB)
• XWindows.exe (16.76 KB)
• YUV.exe (19.26 KB)
• QuickTime_OPServer.exe (1.73 MB)
• HWInstall.exe (1.94 MB)
• AAFDump.exe (177.26 KB)
• Dutil.exe (124.76 KB)
• MXFDump.exe (310.76 KB)
• DPInst_x64.exe (1,022.26 KB)
• DPInst_x86.exe (899.76 KB)
• AvidTitleTool.exe (1.34 MB)
• Marquee.exe (1.02 MB)
• pictcomm.exe (30.26 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 8.3.0 of Avid Media Composer. You can find here a few links to other Avid Media Composer versions:

• 7.0.3
• 3.0
• 6.0.5
• 5.0.0
• 7.0.7000
• 6.0.1
• 5.0.3.2
• 4.0.5
• 6.0.3004
• 8.2.0
• 6.0.1001
• 6.0.0
• 5.5.5
• 5.5.3
• 7.0.4004
• 6.5.3000
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.4001
• 8.0.0
• 7.0.5
• 8.3.1
• 3.5.1
• 5.0.3
• 8.1.0
• 7.0.4003
• 4.0.3
• 6.5.2001
• 7.0.4
• 6.5.2000
• 7.0.2
• 5.5.2
• 6.5.0
• 6.0.4000
• 7.0.6

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry data will not be removed when you are trying to remove Avid Media Composer from your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.189\MediaComposer\Installers\MediaComposer\Avid Media Composer

The files below are left behind on your disk by Avid Media Composer's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\77bc21a4-e894-4279-898f-633be2b1a2e2.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.189\MediaComposer\Installers\MediaComposer\Avid Media Composer.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.189\MediaComposer\Installers\MediaComposer\Avid Media Composer\Avid Templates\Send To Templates\DigiDelivery\Avid_Video-Consolidate_Audio.stt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.189\MediaComposer\Installers\MediaComposer\Avid Media Composer\Avid Templates\Send To Templates\DigiDelivery\QuickTime-Consolidate_Audio.stt

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid Technology\Avid Media Composer

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\avid\avid media composer\avidbinindexer.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\avid\avid media composer\avidmediacomposer.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\avid\avid media composer\avidsearch.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\NVTweak\NvCplAppNamesStored\avidmediacomposer.exe

A way to uninstall Avid Media Composer from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avid Media Composer is a program offered by Avid Technology, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK procedure to uninstall Avid Media Composer is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Avid Media Composer or simply click the Search feature and type in "Avid Media Composer". If it exists on your system the Avid Media Composer application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Avid Media Composer in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you 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.
• Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Avid Media Composer:

• The publisher is: http://www.avid.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{3B7C77DC-8756-4864-A088-948F350106FB}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Avid Media Composer.


8. After uninstalling Avid Media Composer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Avid Media Composer which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Avid Media Composer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avid Media Composer in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.