Should I remove Avid Media Composer?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #13,669
United States Rank #15,483
Reach 0.0219%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.84 days
349.21 days >
Average installed length: 183.48 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 8.3.1 |
0.69% |
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| 8.3.0 |
2.31% |
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| 8.2.0 |
0.46% |
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| 8.1.0 |
0.46% |
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| 8.0.0 |
7.18% |
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| 7.0.4003 |
0.23% |
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| 7.0.4002 |
0.23% |
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| 7.0.6 |
0.23% |
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| 7.0.4 |
1.62% |
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| 7.0.3 |
4.40% |
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| 7.0.2 |
2.31% |
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| 7.0.0 |
25.46% |
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| 6.5.4000 |
0.69% |
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| 6.5.3000 |
0.23% |
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| 6.5.2001 |
0.23% |
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| 6.5.2000 |
15.97% |
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| 6.5.0001 |
0.23% |
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| 6.5.0 |
2.78% |
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| 6.0.4000 |
0.23% |
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| 6.0.1001 |
0.93% |
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| 6.0.5 |
0.23% |
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| 6.0.1 |
5.79% |
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| 6.0.0 |
6.48% |
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| 5.5.3007 |
0.23% |
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| 5.5.3004 |
0.23% |
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| 5.5.5 |
0.69% |
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| 5.5.3 |
1.16% |
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| 5.5.2 |
0.93% |
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| 5.5.1 |
0.69% |
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| 5.0.4 |
0.23% |
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| 5.0.3.7 |
0.23% |
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| 5.0.3.2 |
2.31% |
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| 5.0.3 |
3.24% |
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| 5.0.0 |
6.48% |
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| 4.0.5 |
0.23% |
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| 4.0.3 |
0.46% |
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| 4.0.2 |
0.46% |
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| 3.5.9 |
0.46% |
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| 3.0 |
2.55% |
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Avid Media Composer
What is Avid Media Composer? (from Avid Technology)
Media Composer is the top choice for professional film and video editing in the industry. Whether you edit movies, TV shows, commercials, or other video, this industry-standard nonlinear editor provides 64-bit performance, easy-to-use video editing tools, and streamlined HD, file-based, and stereo 3D workflows. Its ope... Read more
Overview
Avid Media Composer is a software program developed by Avid Technology. The most common release is 7.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The setup package generally installs about 84 files and is usually about 2.09 MB (2,192,165 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 35% of users of Avid Media Composer come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Israel.
Program details
URL: www.avid.com
Help link: www.avid.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{06928D63-80CF-4563-9E36-0BA52FAD7A1F}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.09 MB
Files installed by Avid Media Composer
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avid_wgframework.dll - avid_wgframeworkVC9-64 dynamic link library
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AvidBSMClient.dll - Avid Background Services Manager Client
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avid_javacore.dll - avid_javacore dynamic link library
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avid_jinicore.dll - avid_jinicore dynamic link library
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AvidBackgroundServicesManager.exe - Avid Background Services Manager
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AvidVidSatInterface.dll - Avid Video Satellite Interface
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AvidCrashReporter.exe - Avid BreakPad Crash Reporter (Avid BreakPad Crash Reporter App)
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ACFTranscodeWrapper.dll - Avid ACF Transcode Wrapper
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ameWaveformEngine.dll - Avid AME Waveform Engine
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Aut.dll - Aut Dynamic Link Library (Aut dll)
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AMAUtilLib20.dll - Avid Media Access (AMA) (Avid Media Access (AMA) Utility Library DLL)
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AvidInspector.exe - Avid BreakPad Inspector (Avid BreakPad Inspector App)
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ameImportExport.dll - Avid AME Import Export
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AMEPlatformImpl.dll - Avid AME Platform Impl
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avx.dll - Avid Visual Extensions
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AFEContainerExtension.dll - AFEContainerExtension (Avid AFE AAF Extension shared library)
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AMI_Mob.dll - Avid Instinct AMI Mob
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AuiCore.dll - Avid Instinct AuiCore
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AvidDataInterchange.dll - Avid Data Interchange (ADI)
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AvidPhoneticIndexer.exe - Avid Phonetic Indexer
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AMPIHost.dll - Avid AAX Plugin Host
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ClassicEffects.dll - Avid Classic Effects
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AvidMediaComposer.exe - Avid Media Composer (Avid Editor)
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AvidMediaComposer_Orig.exe
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AvidSearch.exe - Avid Search Service
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avisupp32.dll - Avid HIIP avisupp32
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ACFPluginHost.dll - Avid ACFPluginHost
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ameQuickTime.dll - Avid AME QuickTime
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ConfigClient.dll - Avid Config Client
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Aed.dll - Avid Instinct Aed
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Aeu.dll - Avid Instinct Aeu
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ADMDevices.dll - Avid ADM Devices
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ameLibrary.dll - Avid AME Library
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AvidBinIndexer.exe - Avid Bin Indexer
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AvidVideoSlave.dll - Avid Video Slave
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AvOmfToolkit_mc.dll - Avid OMF Toolkit
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ADMCommon.dll - Avid ADM Common
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AvidDX_VDM.dll - Avid DX VDM Hardware Interface
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AvidVDM_Bridge.dll - VDM_Bridge.dll (Avid Legend VDM Hardware Interface)
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AvCoreM2W10.dll - Avid Core M2W
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AvUIshell20.dll - Avid UI Shell
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amimdk.dll - Avid AMI MDK
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AvidDX_HWctl.dll - Avid DX VDM (Avid DX VDM DLL)
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AvidDX_HWctlBridge.dll
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AvidNitris_BaseBridge.dll - Avid Nitris (Avid Nitris Base Hardware Interface)
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AAE.dll - Pro Tools® (Avid Audio Engine)
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AAXHost.dll - AVID AAX Host Library
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AAXShared.dll - AVID Shared Component Library
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AvidSatinWrapper.dll - Avid Satin (AvidSatinWrapper DLL)
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ACME.dll - Avid ACME
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AFnd.dll - Pro Tools (Digidesign Audio Engine)
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AFnd_Resource404.dll
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AFnd_Resource407.dll
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AFnd_Resource40C.dll
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AFnd_Resource410.dll
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AFnd_Resource411.dll
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AFnd_Resource412.dll
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AFnd_Resource804.dll
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AFnd_ResourceC0A.dll
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CFnd.dll
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AAFCOAPI.dll - AAFCOAPI (Avid AAF Toolkit shared library)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- AvidMediaComposer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FDE8CFA9-2262-407D-BEAA-D37B031E6B3F}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Avid Media Composer?
You can uninstall Avid Media Composer from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Avid Media Composer, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Avid Media Composer.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #13,669
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REACH
~0.02%
PC installation base
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.74% |
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| Windows 10 |
27.42% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.53% |
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| Windows XP |
2.07% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.23% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.75% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.27% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.94% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.73% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.50% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
4.87% |
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Geography
34.72% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
34.72% |
| France |
7.48% |
| Israel |
6.86% |
| Italy |
5.61% |
| Germany |
4.99% |
| Netherlands |
3.74% |
| Canada |
3.33% |
| Australia |
3.12% |
| United Kingdom |
2.91% |
| Spain |
2.29% |
| Brazil |
2.08% |
| Sweden |
1.87% |
| Belgium |
1.66% |
| India |
1.66% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
23.21% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
21.52% |
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| ASUS |
20.68% |
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| Acer |
11.81% |
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| GIGABYTE |
10.13% |
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| Lenovo |
4.64% |
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| Samsung |
4.22% |
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| Intel |
2.11% |
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| Toshiba |
0.84% |
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| Alienware |
0.84% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.45% |
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| ASUS All Series |
5.16% |
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| HP Z400 Workstation |
5.16% |
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| Micro-Star MS-7519 |
2.58% |
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| HP Z800 Workstation |
2.58% |
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| Dell Inspiron 560 |
1.94% |
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About Avid Technology
Avid specializes in video and audio production technology, specifically, digital non-linear editing systems, management and distribution services.
Publisher URL: www.avid.com