Should I remove AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

6% remove it94% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Excellent

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How common is it?

Global Rank #25,777

United States Rank #29,607

Reach 0.0066%

Versions

Version	Distribution
13.30.100.50508	0.77%
13.30.100.50331	0.77%
13.30.100.50317	0.77%
13.30.100.41216	0.77%
13.30.100.41120	0.77%
13.30.100.40916	0.77%
13.30.100.40915	1.54%
13.30.100.40819	0.77%
13.30.100.40417	2.31%
13.30.100.40415	0.77%
13.30.100.40404	0.77%
13.30.100.40402	0.77%
13.30.100.40215	1.54%
13.30.100.31220	0.77%
13.20.100.31206	7.69%
13.20.100.31129	0.77%
13.20.100.31123	0.77%
13.20.100.31119	0.77%
13.20.100.30723	0.77%
13.15.100.31008	2.31%
13.15.100.30830	6.15%
13.15.100.30819	0.77%
13.10.100.30604	3.85%
12.10.100.30425	0.77%
12.10.100.30328	10.00%
12.10.100.30214	2.31%
12.5.100.30429	2.31%
12.5.100.30424	1.54%
12.5.100.30128	0.77%
12.5.100.21219	5.38%
12.5.100.21120	0.77%
12.5.100.21025	1.54%
12.5.100.20928	9.23%
12.5.100.20918	1.54%
12.5.100.20815	0.77%
12.5.100.20808	0.77%
12.5.100.20806	4.62%
12.5.100.20704	0.77%
2.00.0002	17.69%
2.00.0001	1.54%

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AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding

from Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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What is AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding?

Accelerating video transcoding using the GPU provides quicker video transcoding with lower CPU usage by providing fast UVD decoding and GPU-based resolution scaling.

About (from Advanced Micro Devices)

With the increasing number of media sources and playback devices, users are constantly looking for a fast and seamless way to move and manage video content. AVT is a combination of hardware and low level software to convert H.264 and MPEG-2 video sources, up to 1080p resolution, to H.264 MPEG-2 file format to fit the t... Read more

Overview

The most common release is 2.00.0002, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named amdwdst.exe. The setup package generally installs about 20 files and is usually about 2.32 MB (2,436,096 bytes).

Program details

URL: www.amd.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\ATI Technologies\Multimedia\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{504184A2-1B0E-5D93-603A-517E93E7EDB3}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Estimated size: 2.32 MB

Language: English (United States)

Files installed by AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding

Program executable:	amdwdst.exe
Name:	AMD WDST
Path:	C:\Program Files\Common Files\ATI Technologies\Multimedia\amdwdst.exe
MD5:	ac317decc613058dcd66e83e5b69dcf4

Additional files:

mcl32.dll - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Radeon MCL Universal Driver (Radeon MCL Universal Driver)
mcl64.dll
AMDMFTDecoder_32.dll - AMD MF Playback Decoder
AMDMFTDecoder_64.dll
AMDhwDecoder_32.dll
AMDhwDecoder_64.dll
AMDh264Enc32.dll - AMD H.264 Encoder (AMD H.264 MF Encoder)
AMDh264Enc64.dll
atimpenc.dll - AMD Codec (ATI MPEG Encoder)
atimpenc64.dll
atixcode.dll - ATI Codec (ATI Video Transcoder)
atixcode64.dll
AMDMFTVideoDecoder_32.dll
AMDMFTVideoDecoder_64.dll

How do I remove AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding?

You can uninstall AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding 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 AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding, 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 AMD Accelerated Video Transcoding.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 59%

Win 8 1%

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 6%

Keep it 94%

GLOBAL RANK

#25,777

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	67.97%
Windows 10	31.25%
Windows Vista	0.78%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate	30.08%
Windows 7 Home Premium	25.20%
Windows 7 Professional	9.76%
Windows 8.1 Pro	7.32%
Windows 10 Pro	4.07%
Windows 8.1	4.07%

Geography

33.83% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	33.83%
Germany	13.53%
Australia	3.76%
France	3.76%
Netherlands	3.76%
Canada	3.01%
Russia	2.26%
DZ	2.26%
Indonesia	2.26%
Italy	2.26%
IQ	1.50%
Mexico	1.50%
MA	1.50%
Turkey	1.50%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	27.16%
Dell	16.05%
GIGABYTE	14.81%
Acer	12.35%
Lenovo	9.88%
Toshiba	8.64%
ASUS	7.41%
Sony	2.47%
Samsung	1.23%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 1545	4.85%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	2.91%
MSI MS-7641	2.91%
LENOVO 20384	2.91%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P...	1.94%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P...	1.94%

About Advanced Micro Devices

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets.

Publisher URL: www.amd.com

Learn more about Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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