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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To Media 100 Inc.
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated January 4, 2000 (except with respect to the matters discussed in
Notes 7 (b) (i), 7 (b) (ii) and 15 (b), for which the dates are August 16, 2000,
September 21, 2000 and May 9, 2000, respectively) included in this Form 8-K,
into the Company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File
nos. 33-00346, 33-06609, 33-50692, 333-34139 and 333-52139). Our report dated
January 4, 2000 included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended November
30, 1999 is no longer appropriate since restated financial statements have been
presented giving effect to a business combination accounted for as a
pooling-of-interests.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Arthur Andersen LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 22, 2000
