Avid Media Composer

How to uninstall Avid Media Composer from your PC

This page is about Avid Media Composer for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Avid Technology. More information on Avid Technology can be seen here. Detailed information about Avid Media Composer can be found at http://www.avid.com. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer folder. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Avid Media Composer is MsiExec.exe /X{F74D4B69-914F-4DAC-A08D-37BD217A0003}. 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 is titled AvidMediaComposer.exe and occupies 29.61 MB (31052552 bytes).

Avid Media Composer installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 40.58 MB (42552336 bytes) on disk.

• AvidBackgroundServicesManager.exe (86.26 KB)
• AvidBinIndexer.exe (271.76 KB)
• AvidCrashReporter.exe (463.76 KB)
• AvidInspector.exe (43.76 KB)
• AvidMediaComposer.exe (29.61 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 (1.75 MB)
• HWInstall.exe (1.94 MB)
• AAFDump.exe (177.26 KB)
• Dutil.exe (124.76 KB)
• MXFDump.exe (314.26 KB)
• DPInst_x64.exe (1,022.26 KB)
• DPInst_x86.exe (899.76 KB)
• AvidTitleTool.exe (1.35 MB)
• Marquee.exe (1.02 MB)
• pictcomm.exe (30.26 KB)

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The current web page applies to Avid Media Composer version 8.4.2.37885 alone. You can find below a few links to other Avid Media Composer releases:

• 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
• 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
• 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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Avid Media Composer has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were left behind:

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

Files remaining:

• 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\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\AFEContainerExtension.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\ASIFONT.FON
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\ASIPORT.INI
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\ASIPORT.RSR
• 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\Avicuin51.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avicuio51.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avicuuc51.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid AEOs\Avid_DVD_Producer.aeo
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\2D_2_3D_Convertions\2D_2_3D_Convertion Settings.avs
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\2D_2_3D_Convertions\2D_2_3D_Convertion Settings.xml
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\2D_2_3D_Convertions\2D_2_3D_Convertions Bin.avb
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\2D_2_3D_Convertions\2D_2_3D_Convertions.avp
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\2D_2_3D_Convertions\SearchData\_SearchDB_
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\2D_2_3D_Convertions\Statistics\Statistics.120823.181016
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\Army_CC Settings.avs
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\Army_CC Settings.xml
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\Army_CC.avb
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\Army_CC.avp
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\SearchData\_SearchDB_
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\Statistics\Statistics.161106.085126
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\Statistics\Statistics.161109.220753
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\WaveformCache\WaveformCache_16384x.awf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\WaveformCache\WaveformCache_256x.awf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\WaveformCache\WaveformCache_262144x.awf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Army_CC\WaveformCache\WaveformCache_65536x.awf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\Army MXF.avb
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\Avid's Exports Settings.avs
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\Avid's Exports Settings.xml
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\Avid's Exports.avp
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\SearchData\_SearchDB_
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\Statistics\Statistics.161102.055256
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\WaveformCache\WaveformCache_16384x.awf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\WaveformCache\WaveformCache_256x.awf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\WaveformCache\WaveformCache_262144x.awf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Avid's Exports\WaveformCache\WaveformCache_65536x.awf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\BOO Bin.avb
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\BOO Settings.avs
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\BOO Settings.xml
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\BOO.avp
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\SearchData\_SearchDB_
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\Statistics\Statistics.141211.174300
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\Statistics\Statistics.141211.181658
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\Statistics\Statistics.141211.182528
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\Statistics\Statistics.141212.170423
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\Statistics\Statistics.141230.025756
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\Statistics\Statistics.141230.041321
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\BOO\WaveformCache\WaveformCache_256x.awf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Casted Actors\Actors.avb
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Casted Actors\AMA Default Bin.avb
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Casted Actors\Casted Actors Settings.avs
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Casted Actors\Casted Actors.avp
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Casted Actors\SearchData\_SearchDB_
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Casted Actors\Statistics\Statistics.110701.191223
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Casted Actors\Statistics\Statistics.110701.192418
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Casted Actors\Statistics\Statistics.110704.210758
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Casted Actors\Statistics\Statistics.110704.211615
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Darling_Dorito\Darling_Dorito Bin.avb
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Darling_Dorito\Darling_Dorito Settings.avs
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Darling_Dorito\Darling_Dorito.avp
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Darling_Dorito\KONNECTED TEST.avb
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Darling_Dorito\SearchData\_SearchDB_
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Darling_Dorito\Statistics\Statistics.111018.020623
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Darling_Dorito\Statistics\Statistics.111018.042004
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Dorisketball_Clips\Dorisketball_Clips.1
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Dorisketball_Clips\Dorisketball_Clips.2
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Basketball Bin\Doritos_Basketball Bin.1
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Basketball Bin\Doritos_Basketball Bin.2
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Basketball Bin\Doritos_Basketball Bin.3
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Basketball Bin\Doritos_Basketball Bin.4
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Basketball Bin\Doritos_Basketball Bin.5
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Basketball Bin\Doritos_Basketball Bin.6
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Basketball Bin\Doritos_Basketball Bin.7
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Basketball Bin\Doritos_Basketball Bin.8
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Basketball Bin\Doritos_Basketball Bin.9
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\Avid Projects\Doritos_Basketball\Bins\Doritos_Clips\Doritos_Clips.1

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid Technology\Avid Media Composer
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\96B4D47FF419CAD40AD873DB12A70030
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F74D4B69-914F-4DAC-A08D-37BD217A0003}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Avid Technology\Avid Media Composer

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\96B4D47FF419CAD40AD873DB12A70030\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{F74D4B69-914F-4DAC-A08D-37BD217A0003}\

A way to erase Avid Media Composer from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avid Media Composer is an application offered by Avid Technology. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this application. This is troublesome because removing this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY manner to uninstall 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Avid Media Composer or simply activate the Search field and type in "Avid Media Composer". If it exists on your system the Avid Media Composer program will be found very quickly. When you select Avid Media Composer in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Avid Media Composer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Avid Media Composer:

• The software company is: http://www.avid.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{F74D4B69-914F-4DAC-A08D-37BD217A0003}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Avid Media Composer.


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

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology from your computer, we are not saying that Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avid Media Composer supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.