Avid Media Composer

How to uninstall Avid Media Composer from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Avid Media Composer for Windows. The Windows version was created by Avid Technology. More information on Avid Technology can be seen here. You can read more about about Avid Media Composer at http://www.avid.com. Avid Media Composer is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Avid Media Composer is MsiExec.exe /X{A59D710E-587E-428F-9ED5-43F2C700E9B7}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 69.94 MB (73332760 bytes) on disk and is titled AvidMediaComposer.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in Avid Media Composer. They occupy 87.46 MB (91708608 bytes) on disk.

• acfcacheregister.exe (43.52 KB)
• AvidBackgroundServicesManager.exe (93.05 KB)
• AvidBinIndexer.exe (327.02 KB)
• AvidCrashReporter.exe (423.02 KB)
• AvidInspector.exe (49.02 KB)
• AvidMediaComposer.exe (69.94 MB)
• AvidOPFrameGeneratorApp.exe (258.54 KB)
• AvidPhoneticIndexer.exe (238.53 KB)
• AvidSearch.exe (143.51 KB)
• EditorServiceMgr.exe (31.02 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (637.02 KB)
• BMP.exe (26.00 KB)
• Cineon.exe (25.50 KB)
• JPEG.exe (68.00 KB)
• Photoshop.exe (31.51 KB)
• PICT.exe (31.50 KB)
• PNG.exe (133.50 KB)
• Targa.exe (26.50 KB)
• TIFF.exe (230.00 KB)
• BMP.exe (25.00 KB)
• Cineon.exe (26.00 KB)
• JPEG.exe (62.50 KB)
• Photoshop.exe (26.01 KB)
• PICT.exe (26.00 KB)
• PNG.exe (96.00 KB)
• Targa.exe (26.00 KB)
• TIFF.exe (203.00 KB)
• QuickTime_OPServer.exe (1.76 MB)
• HWInstall.exe (659.32 KB)
• AAFDump.exe (175.01 KB)
• dnxmov2mxf.exe (9.06 MB)
• MXFDump.exe (243.01 KB)
• AvidTitleTool.exe (1.36 MB)
• Marquee.exe (1.03 MB)
• pictcomm.exe (35.51 KB)

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The current page applies to Avid Media Composer version 23.3.0.56310 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Avid Media Composer:

• 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
• 8.9.3.47085
• 8.4.5.38655
• 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
• 21.5.0.55349
• 2.8.0
• 8.5.2.41475
• 8.6.3.43955
• 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
• 20.6.0.55071
• 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.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Avid Media Composer from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\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\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\AvidIOManager.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\AvidMediaComposer.exe
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\AvidMXF_SDK_4.7.14_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_4.7.14_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_14.2.64_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_1.1.15_vc142.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\AVX2_Plug-Ins\AMA\MediaProcessor\libcurl.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid Technology\Avid Media Composer
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E017D95AE785F824E95D342F7C009E7B
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A59D710E-587E-428F-9ED5-43F2C700E9B7}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Avid Technology\Avid Media Composer

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E017D95AE785F824E95D342F7C009E7B\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\

How to delete Avid Media Composer from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avid Media Composer is a program released by the software company Avid Technology. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. This can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best EASY action 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• 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 get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Avid Media Composer or simply activate the Search field and type in "Avid Media Composer". If it is installed on your PC the Avid Media Composer program will be found automatically. After you select Avid Media Composer in the list , the following data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Avid Media Composer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Avid Media Composer:

• The software company is: http://www.avid.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{A59D710E-587E-428F-9ED5-43F2C700E9B7}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Avid Media Composer.


8. After removing Avid Media Composer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Avid Media Composer that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Avid Media Composer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology from your computer, nor are we saying that Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avid Media Composer supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.