Avid Media Composer

How to uninstall Avid Media Composer from your computer

This web page is about Avid Media Composer for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Avid Technology. Open here for more information on Avid Technology. More data about the program Avid Media Composer can be seen at http://www.avid.com. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. MsiExec.exe /X{93F854EA-DC70-4E33-96B3-BEB62B378BB6} is the full command line if you want to remove Avid Media Composer. AvidMediaComposer.exe is the Avid Media Composer's main executable file and it takes approximately 51.24 MB (53729168 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Avid Media Composer. They take 68.45 MB (71773912 bytes) on disk.

• acfcacheregister.exe (37.89 KB)
• AvidBackgroundServicesManager.exe (87.91 KB)
• AvidBinIndexer.exe (303.89 KB)
• AvidCrashReporter.exe (419.39 KB)
• AvidInspector.exe (45.38 KB)
• AvidMediaComposer.exe (51.24 MB)
• AvidOPFrameGeneratorApp.exe (234.91 KB)
• AvidPhoneticIndexer.exe (214.90 KB)
• AvidSearch.exe (52.38 KB)
• EditorServiceMgr.exe (27.39 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (580.89 KB)
• BMP.exe (22.37 KB)
• Cineon.exe (21.88 KB)
• JPEG.exe (64.37 KB)
• Photoshop.exe (27.88 KB)
• PICT.exe (27.87 KB)
• PNG.exe (129.87 KB)
• Targa.exe (22.87 KB)
• TIFF.exe (226.37 KB)
• BMP.exe (21.37 KB)
• Cineon.exe (22.38 KB)
• JPEG.exe (58.87 KB)
• Photoshop.exe (22.38 KB)
• PICT.exe (22.37 KB)
• PNG.exe (92.37 KB)
• Targa.exe (22.37 KB)
• TIFF.exe (199.37 KB)
• QuickTime_OPServer.exe (1.76 MB)
• HWInstall.exe (659.32 KB)
• AAFDump.exe (170.88 KB)
• dnxmov2mxf.exe (9.06 MB)
• MXFDump.exe (239.38 KB)
• AvidTitleTool.exe (1.35 MB)
• Marquee.exe (1.02 MB)
• pictcomm.exe (31.88 KB)

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This data is about Avid Media Composer version 21.3.0.55320 only. 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
• 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
• 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.

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

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• 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_4.7.8_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_4.7.8_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_14.2.53_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_1.1.7_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

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

• 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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• 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\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{93F854EA-DC70-4E33-96B3-BEB62B378BB6}\

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

Avid Media Composer is a program marketed by Avid Technology. Some computer users want to uninstall this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK procedure 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Avid Media Composer or simply click the Search feature and type in "Avid Media Composer". The Avid Media Composer app will be found very quickly. When you click Avid Media Composer in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Avid Media Composer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, 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{93F854EA-DC70-4E33-96B3-BEB62B378BB6}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm 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 ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with 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 are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology from your PC, nor are we saying that Avid Media Composer by Avid Technology is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Avid Media Composer supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.