PINNACLE SYSTEMS INC
10-Q, 1997-10-29
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 26, 1997

OR

[ ]  TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13 OR 15 (d)  OF THE  SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________


Commission File No. 0-24784

                             PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


         California                                       94-3003809
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)


       280 N. Bernardo Ave.
    Mountain View, California                               94043
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

                                 (650) 237-1600
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  Registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
                                             ---   ---

     The number of shares of the  Registrant's  Common Stock  outstanding  as of
October 24, 1997 was 7,592,596.



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                     PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                      INDEX


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                       Page Number
                                                                     -----------


   ITEM 1 - Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

            Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets--September 30,
            1997 and June 30, 1997..........................................  3

            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations -- Three
            Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996........................  4

            Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -- Three
            Months Ended September 30, 1997 and 1996........................  5

            Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements............  6

            Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statement of
            Operations -- Three Months Ended September 30, 1997.............  8

            Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed
            Statement of Operations.........................................  9

   ITEM 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial                 
            Condition and Results of Operations............................. 10


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


   ITEM 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K................................. 20


Signatures................................................................... 21

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<TABLE>
PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

<CAPTION>
                                               PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                           (In thousands)


                                                                                               September 30, 1997      June 30, 1997
                                                                                               ------------------      -------------
<S>                                                                                                  <C>                   <C>     
Assets
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents ...........................................................             $ 28,635              $ 32,788
   Marketable securities ...............................................................               19,248                15,024
   Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts
        and returns of $2,463 and $1,754 as of September 30 and
        June 30, 1997, respectively ....................................................               15,858                10,646
   Inventories .........................................................................                6,692                 5,497
   Prepaid expenses and other assets ...................................................                  671                   528
                                                                                                     --------              --------
             Total current assets ......................................................               71,104                64,483

   Property and equipment, net .........................................................                4,809                 4,395
   Other assets ........................................................................                4,804                 1,129
                                                                                                     --------              --------
                                                                                                     $ 80,717              $ 70,007
                                                                                                     ========              ========

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 
Current liabilities:
   Accounts payable ....................................................................             $  5,375              $  3,955
   Accrued expenses and other ..........................................................                7,634                 2,584
   Note payable for acquisition ........................................................               15,150                  --
   Deferred revenue ....................................................................                  637                   282
                                                                                                     --------              --------
             Total current liabilities .................................................               28,796                 6,821
                                                                                                     --------              --------

Long-term obligations ..................................................................                  475                   475

Commitments

Shareholders' equity:
   Preferred stock; 5,000 shares authorized,
        none isssued and outstanding ...................................................                 --                    --
   Common stock; authorized 15,000 shares; 7,580 per share and
        7,303 issued and outstanding as of September 30 and
        June 30, 1997, respectively ....................................................               80,342                75,316
   Foreign currency translation ........................................................                   56                  --
   Accumulated deficit .................................................................              (28,952)              (12,605)
                                                                                                     --------              --------
             Total shareholders' equity ................................................               51,446                62,711
                                                                                                     --------              --------
                                                                                                     $ 80,717              $ 70,007
                                                                                                     ========              ========


<FN>
                               See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                     PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                      (In thousands, except per share data)


                                                           Three Months Ended
                                                              September 30,
                                                          ---------------------

                                                            1997         1996
                                                          --------     --------

Net sales ............................................    $ 16,514     $ 11,443
Cost of sales ........................................       7,736        5,996
                                                          --------     --------

Gross profit .........................................       8,778        5,447
                                                          --------     --------

Operating expenses:
   Engineering and product development ...............       2,072        1,782
   Sales and marketing ...............................       5,221        2,694
   General and administrative ........................       1,271          764
   In process research and development ...............      16,960         --
                                                          --------     --------

             Total operating expenses ................      25,524        5,240
                                                          --------     --------

Operating income (loss) ..............................     (16,746)         207

Interest income, net .................................         552          763
                                                          --------     --------

Income (loss) before income taxes .....................    (16,194)         970

Income tax expense ...................................        (153)        (358)
                                                          --------     --------

Net income (loss) .....................................   $(16,347)    $    612
                                                          ========     ========

Net income (loss) per share ..........................    $  (2.21)    $   0.08
                                                          ========     ========

Shares used to compute net income (loss) per share ...       7,402        7,823
                                                          ========     ========


     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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<TABLE>
                                               PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                                           (In thousands)


<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    Three Months Ended September 30,
                                                                                                    -------------------------------

                                                                                                         1997                1996
                                                                                                       --------            --------
<S>                                                                                                    <C>                 <C>     
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income (loss) .......................................................................           $(16,347)           $    612
   Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net by used in
   operating activities:
        Acquired research and development ..................................................             16,960                --
        Depreciation and amortization ......................................................                648                 254
        Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             Accounts receivable ...........................................................             (4,871)             (1,680)
             Inventories ...................................................................                572                 373
             Accounts payable ..............................................................              1,284                 (64)
             Accrued expenses ..............................................................              1,376                 144
             Deferred revenue ..............................................................                355                 (58)
             Other .........................................................................                (63)               (171)
                                                                                                       --------            --------

                 Net cash used in operating activities .....................................                (86)               (590)
                                                                                                       --------            --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of property and equipment .....................................................               (517)             (1,659)
   Purchases of marketable securities ......................................................             (4,224)             (3,955)
   Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities .........................................               --                18,000
                                                                                                       --------            --------

                 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities .......................             (4,741)             12,386
                                                                                                       --------            --------

Cash flows from financing activities:
   Proceeds from issuance of common stock ..................................................                674                  60
                                                                                                       --------            --------

                 Net cash provided by financing activities .................................                674                  60
                                                                                                       --------            --------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents .......................................             (4,153)             11,856
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ...........................................             32,788              27,846
                                                                                                       --------            --------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period .................................................           $ 28,635            $ 39,702
                                                                                                       ========            ========

Supplemental disclosures of cash paid during the period:
   Interest ................................................................................           $      1            $      2
                                                                                                       ========            ========

   Income taxes ............................................................................           $   (280)           $    285
                                                                                                       ========            ========

Non-cash transactions:
   Note payable to Miro for acquisition ....................................................           $ 15,150            $   --
                                                                                                       ========            ========
   Liabilities associated with the acquisition of certain net assets .......................           $  3,810                --
                                                                                                       ========            ========
   Common Stock issued for Miro acquisition ................................................           $  4,352            $   --
                                                                                                       ========            ========

<FN>
                               See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                     PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.       General

     The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  However,  certain  information  or
footnote  disclosures  normally  included in  financial  statements  prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles have been condensed or
omitted  pursuant to the rules and  regulations  of the  Securities and Exchange
Commission.  The  information  furnished in this report reflects all adjustments
which,  in the opinion of management,  are necessary for a fair statement of the
consolidated financial position,  results of operations and cash flows as of and
for the interim periods. Such adjustments consist of items of a normal recurring
nature. The condensed  consolidated  financial statements included herein should
be read in  conjunction  with the  consolidated  financial  statements and notes
thereto,  which include information as to significant  accounting policies,  for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997 included in the  Company's  Annual Report on
Form 10-K as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on August 29,
1997.  Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily  indicative
of results for the full year.

2.       Significant Accounting Policies

Fiscal Year

     Pinnacle  Systems,  Inc. and its  subsidiaries (the "Company") reports on a
fiscal year which ends on June 30. The Company's first three fiscal quarters end
on the last Friday in September,  December,  and March. For financial  statement
presentation,  the Company has  indicated  its fiscal  quarters as ending on the
month-end.

Net Income Per Share

     Net income  per share is  computed  using the  weighted  average  number of
common  shares and  dilutive  common  stock  equivalents  outstanding  using the
treasury stock method.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     The Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  recently  issued SFAS No. 128,
"Earnings Per Share." SFAS No. 128 requires the  presentation  of basic earnings
per share  ("EPS")  and,  for  companies  with complex  capital  structures  (or
potentially  dilutive   securities,   such  as  convertible  debt,  options  and
warrants), diluted EPS. SFAS No. 128 is effective for annual and interim periods
ending after December 15, 1997. The Company has not yet determined the impact of
adopting SFAS No. 128.

     The Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  recently  issued SFAS No. 130,
"Reporting  Comprehensive  Income."  SFAS No.  130  requires  the  reporting  of
comprehensive  income  and  its  components  in a full  set  of  general-purpose
financial  statements.  SFAS No. 130 is effective for annual and interim periods
beginning after December 15, 1997. The Company has not yet determined the impact
of adopting SFAS No. 130.

     The Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  recently  issued SFAS No. 131,
"Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related  Information."  SFAS No.
131 establishes  standards for the way public business enterprises are to report
information about operating segments in annual financial statements and requires
those  enterprises to report selected  information  about operating  segments in
interim  financial  reports issued to shareholders.  This Statement is effective
for financial  statements  for periods  beginning  after  December 31, 1997. The
Company has not yet determined whether it has any separately reportable business
segments.

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3.       Financial Instruments

     Debt  securities  for which the  Company has both the  positive  intent and
ability to hold to  maturity  are  carried at  amortized  cost.  Presently,  the
Company classifies all debt securities as  held-to-maturity  and carries them at
amortized cost.  Interest  income is recorded using an effective  interest rate,
with the associated premium or discount amortized to "Interest income."

     The fair value of  marketable  securities is  substantially  equal to their
carrying value as of September 30, 1997.  All  investments at September 30, 1997
were classified as  held-to-maturity.  Such investments  mature through December
1997.

4.       Inventories

A summary of inventories follows (in thousands):



                                           September 30,             June 30,
                                               1997                    1997
                                          --------------          --------------
Raw materials                                $4,514                   $3,554
Work in process                                 967                      771
Finished goods                                1,211                    1,172
                                             ------                   ------
                                             $6,692                   $5,497
                                             ======                   ======

Raw  materials  inventory  represents   purchased   materials,   components  and
assemblies,  including  fully  assembled  circuit boards  purchased from outside
vendors.

5.       Customers and Credit Concentrations

     Avid Technology  Inc.  accounted for  approximately  17.9% and 27.2% of net
sales during the three months ended  September 30, 1997 and 1996,  respectively.
Another customer accounted for approximately 12.8% of net sales during the three
months ended  September 30, 1996. No other customer  accounted for more than 10%
of sales.

     Avid  Technology  Inc.  accounted  for  approximately  13.4%  and  20.0% of
accounts receivable at September 30, 1997 and June 30, 1997, respectively.

6.       Related Parties

     The  Company  and  Bell  Microproducts  Inc.  ("Bell")  are  parties  to an
agreement  ("the  Agreement")  under  which  value-added  turnkey  services  are
performed  by Bell on behalf of the  Company.  Pursuant to the  Agreement,  Bell
builds  certain  products in  accordance  with the Company's  specifications.  A
director  of the  Company is also a director  of Bell.  During the three  months
ended  September 30, 1997 and 1996,  the Company  purchased  materials  totaling
$999,000 and $2,087,000, respectively, from Bell pursuant to the Agreement.

7. Acquisitions

     In August 1997,  the Company  acquired the miro Digital Video Products from
miro Computer  Products AG. In the acquisition,  the Company acquired the assets
of the miro Digital Video Products group,  including the miroVIDEO product line,
certain  technology and other assets.  The Company paid $15.2 million in cash in
October 1997,  issued  203,565  shares of common stock,  valued at $4.4 million,
assumed liabilities of $2.7 and incurred  transaction costs of $1.1 million. The
fair value of assets acquired included tangible assets,  primarily  inventories,
of $2.4 million, goodwill and other intangibles of $3.9 million, and the Company
expensed $17.0 million of in-process research and development.  In addition, the
Company  incurred  $465,000 of other  nonrecurring  costs  in the quarter  ended
September  30,  1997  and  anticipates  that it will  incur  additonal  costs in
connection with  integrating the businesses.  The terms of the acquisition  also
included an earnout  provision in which miro  Computer  Products AG will receive
additional  consideration  equal  to 50% of sales  generated  in  excess  of $37
million during the first twelve full months following the acquisition as long as
operating profits related to such sales exceed 3% of sales, increasing to 85% of
sales for those sales  which  exceed $59  million  during the same twelve  month
period. Any earnout payments will be paid in common stock of the Company.

     The following  table  presents  unaudited pro forma  financial  information
which  gives  effect to the  acquisition  of certain  assets and  assumption  of
certain liabilities of the Digital Video Group from Miro Computer Products AG as
if the transaction  occurred at the beginning of each of the periods  presented.
The table includes the impact of certain adjustments,  including  elimination of
the nonrecurring  charge for acquired in process  research and development,  and
additional  depreciation  and amortization  relating to property,  equipment and
intangible assets acquired.

                                           Three months ended     Year ended
                                           September 30, 1997    June 30, 1997
(In thousands, except per share data)     -------------------    -------------
Net sales   ...........................           $22,991          $ 74,255
Net income (loss) .....................           $   487          $(14,353)
Net income (loss) per share   .........           $  0.06          $  (1.89)

     The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of what actually would
have  occurred  if the  acquisition  had been in effect for the  entire  periods
presented.  In  addition,  they are not  intended to be a  projection  of future
results  and do not  reflect  any  synergies  that  might be  achieved  from the
combined operations.

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<TABLE>

         UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                      Three months ended September 30, 1997
                      (in thousands, except per share data)

<CAPTION>

                                                    Historical       Historical      Pro Forma
                                                     Pinnacle          Miro         Adjustments        Pro Forma
                                                 --------------    ------------------------------------------------

<S>                                                  <C>              <C>                               <C>   
Net sales                                            16,514            6,477                            22,991
Cost of sales                                         7,736            2,960                            10,696
                                                    -----------    ---------                           -------
Gross profit                                          8,778            3,517                            12,295

Operating expenses:
          Engineering and product development         2,072              518                             2,590
          Sales and marketing                         5,221            1,686              105            7,012
          General and administrative                  1,271            1,239               19            2,529
          In-process research and development        16,960             --            (16,960)            --  
                                                    -----------    ---------                          -------
Total operating expenses                             25,524            3,443                            12,131
                                                    -----------    ---------                           -------

Operating income (loss)                             (16,746)              74                               164
                                                    -----------    ---------                           -------

Interest income (expense), net                          552              (76)                              476
                                                    -----------    ---------                           -------
Income (loss) before taxes                          (16,194)              (2)                              640

Income tax expense                                      153             --                                 153
                                                    -----------    ---------                           -------

Net income (loss)                                   (16,347)              (2)                              487
                                                   ============    =========                           ========

Net income (loss) per share                         $ (2.21)                                           $  0.06
                                                   ========                                            ========
Shares used to compute net income (loss) per share    7,402                                              8,624
                                                   ========                                            ========
</TABLE>

See notes to unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of operations

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                      NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED
                        CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Note 1.    Basis of Presentation

     On August 31, 1997,  Pinnacle  completed the purchase of certain assets and
the  assumption of certain  liabilities  of Miro,  pursuant to an Asset Purchase
Agreement  dated  August  29,  1997  (the  Agreement).  Under  the  terms of the
Agreement,  the Company paid $15.2 million in cash and issued  203,565 shares of
common stock valued at $4.4  million,  accrued  liabilities  of $2.7 million and
incurred  transaction  costs of $1.1  million.  The  Agreement  also includes an
"earnout" in which Miro will receive  additional  consideration  if the acquired
operating  group  achieves  certain  sales and profit  levels during the earnout
period,  which is the  first  twelve  full  months  following  the  acquisition.
Specifically,  the earnout  consideration  will equal 50% of sales  generated in
excess of $37 million  during the earnout  period,  as long as operating  profit
exceeds 3% of sales, increasing to 85% of sales for those sales which exceed $59
million  during the earnout  period,  as long as operating  profit exceeds 3% of
sales. In the event such amounts are earned,  such earnout payments will be paid
in common stock of the Company,  and additional  goodwill will be recorded.  The
Pinnacle  statement of operations for the three-month period ended September 30,
1997, which includes the results of Miro from the date of acquisition,  has been
combined with the Miro  statement of operations  for the two-month  period ended
August 31, 1997, giving effect to the business combination as if it had occurred
on July 1, 1997.

     The Company recorded a charge of $16,960,000 for the fair value of acquired
in process  research and development  related to the net assets  acquired.  This
nonrecurring  charge  is  directly  associated  with  the  transaction  and  has
therefore  been  reflected as a pro forma  adjustment in the unaudited pro forma
combined condensed statement of operations. The pro forma adjustments applied to
the  historical  statement  of  operations  to arrive at the pro forma  combined
condensed statement of operations also reflects amortization expense of $105,000
related  to  goodwill  and other  intangibles.  The pro forma  adjustments  also
reflect  incremental   depreciation  expense  of  $19,000  associated  with  the
adjustment in basis of fixed assets acquired from Miro.

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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations

     Certain  statements  in this  Management's  Discussions  and  Analysis  are
forward-looking  statements  based on current  expectations,  and entail various
risks and  uncertainties  that could cause actual  results to differ  materially
from  those  expressed  in  such  forward-looking  statements.  Such  risks  and
uncertainties are set forth below under "Factors Affecting  Operating  Results."
These forward-looking  statements include the first paragraph of "Overview," and
the last sentences of the paragraphs  below relating to "Engineering and Product
Development," and "Sales and Marketing," and the statements regarding additional
costs and the earnout provisions of the Miro Acquisition in the second paragraph
under "Overview--Expanding Product Line."

Overview

     Pinnacle  Systems,  Inc.  designs,   manufactures,   markets  and  supports
computer-based video  post-production  products to serve the broadcast,  desktop
and consumer markets. The Company's products  incorporate  specialized real time
video  processing  technologies  to perform a variety  of video  post-production
functions  such as the  addition  of  special  effects,  graphics  and titles to
multiple streams of live or recorded video material.  The Company's  strategy is
to  leverage  its  existing  market and  technological  position  to continue to
provide  innovative,  real  time,  computer-based  solutions  to the  broadcast,
desktop and consumer video post-production markets.

     Broadcast Market

     The broadcast  market  generally  requires very high technical  performance
such as real time 10-bit processing,  control of multiple channels of live video
and specialized  filtering and  interpolation.  From the Company's  inception in
1986 until 1994,  substantially all of the Company's  revenues were derived from
the sale of products into the broadcast market.  The primary broadcast  products
sold during fiscal 1997 were the Prizm and Flashfile family of products. In June
1997, the Company commenced shipment of DVExtreme and Lightning, two new Windows
NT-based products  designed to serve the broadcast  market.  The introduction of
DVExtreme and Lightning has resulted in a significant  decline in sales of Prizm
and Flashfile.  The broadcast market accounted for approximately 31.0% and 18.8%
of net sales in the three  month  periods  ended  September  30,  1997 and 1996,
respectively.

     Desktop Market

     The  Company's  desktop  products are designed to provide high quality real
time video manipulation  capabilities for computer-based  video  post-production
systems at  significantly  lower  price  points  than  broadcast  products.  The
Company's first desktop product,  Alladin,  commenced shipment in June 1994. The
Company further expanded the desktop product line with the introduction of Genie
in June 1996. The desktop market accounted for approximately  34.0% and 73.2% of
net  sales in the  three  month  periods  ended  September  30,  1997 and  1996,
respectively.

     Consumer Market

     The Company's consumer products provide video editing solutions which allow
consumers to edit their home videos  using a personal  computer,  camcorder  and
VCR.  The  Company's  consumer  products are sold at  significantly  lower price
points than the Company's  desktop products and are sold as software packages or
as computer  add-on  products.  The Company  entered the consumer  video editing
market by acquiring the VideoDirector  product line from Gold Disk, Inc. in June
1996, and commenced shipment of its first internally  developed consumer editing
product,  the VideoDirector Studio 200, in March 1997.  Additionally,  in August
1997 the Company  completed the Miro Acquisition and began selling the miroVideo
product line. The consumer market accounted for approximately  35.0% and 8.0% of
net  sales in the  three  month  periods  ended  September  30,  1997 and  1996,
respectively.


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 Expanding Product Line

     In April 1997, the Company  purchased the Deko titling systems product line
and technology from Digital GraphiX Inc. Deko, in conjunction with DVExtreme and
Lightning,  furthers the Company's strategy of offering an interconnected family
of Windows  NT-based  video  production  systems for the broadcast  market.  The
Company  paid  approximately  $5.3  million in cash and assumed  liabilities  of
approximately  $978,000 for the purchase of the Deko  products,  technology  and
assets.  The Company recorded an in process  research and development  charge of
approximately  $4.9  million  and  incurred  approximately  $315,000 in expenses
related to the integration of the Deko product line into the Company.

     To further the Company's  strategy of providing an expanded line of easy to
use  computer-based  video  production  products,  in  August  1997 the  Company
acquired the Digital  Video Group (the "Miro  Acquisition")  from Miro  Computer
Products  AG. The  Company  paid  approximately  $15.2  million in cash,  issued
203,565  shares of Common Stock valued at $4.4 million,  assumed  liabilities of
approximately $2.7 million and incurred  transaction costs of $1.1 million.  The
Company  anticipates  that it will incur additional costs in connection with the
integration  of the Digital  Video Group.  In addition,  as a result of the Miro
Acquisition  the Company will incur  increased  fixed  operating  expenses.  The
Company charged  approximately $17.0 million of the purchase price as in process
research  and  development  and  $465,000  as other  non-recurring  costs in the
quarter ended September 30, 1997. The terms of the  acquisition  also include an
earnout provision in which Miro will receive additional  consideration  equal to
50.0% of sales generated in excess of $37.0 million during the first twelve full
months  following the  acquisition as long as operating  profits related to such
sales  exceed 3% of sales,  increasing  to 85.0% of sales for those  sales which
exceed $59.0 million during the same twelve month period.  Any earnout  payments
will be paid in Common Stock of the Company.

     The  Company  distributes  and  sells its products to end users through the
combination   of   independent   domestic   and  international  dealers,  retail
distributors,  OEMs,  retailers  and,  to a lesser extent, a direct sales force.
Sales  to dealers, distributors and OEMs are at a discount to the published list
prices.  Generally,  products  sold  to OEMs are integrated into systems sold by
the  OEMs  to  their  customers.  The  amount  of discount, and consequently the
Company's  gross  profit,  varies  depending  on  the product and the channel of
distribution  through  which  it  is  sold,  the volume of product purchased and
other factors.


Results of Operations

     Net Sales.  The Company's net sales  increased by 44.3% to $16.5 million in
the three month period ended  September 30, 1997 from $11.4 million in the three
month  period ended  September  30, 1996.  The increase was  attributable  to an
increase in sales of both consumer and broadcast  products partially offset by a
decrease in sales of desktop  products.  The increase in consumer sales resulted
from sales in the last month of the  quarter of  products  acquired  in the Miro
Acquisition and sales of the VideoDirector  Studio 200, which commenced shipment
in March 1997. In addition,  broadcast sales increased as a result of increasing
sales of DVExtreme and  Lightning,  which were first  shipped in June 1997,  and
Deko, which was acquired in April 1997. These increases were partially offset by
a decrease in sales of desktop products to OEMs, in particular to Media100, Inc.
("Media100").  Sales to Avid Technology,  Inc. ("Avid") were approximately 17.9%
and 27.2% of the Company's net sales for the three month periods ended September
30, 1997 and 1996, respectively.  Sales to Media100 were 1.4% and 12.8% of sales
in the three month periods ended  September  30, 1997,  and 1996,  respectively.
Sales  outside  of North  America  were  approximately  47.6%  and  36.2% of the
Company's  net sales in the three month  periods  ended  September  30, 1997 and
1996, respectively.

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     Cost  of  Sales. Cost  of  sales consists primarily of costs related to the
acquisition  of components and subassemblies, labor and overhead associated with
procurement,  assembly  and  testing of finished products, warehousing, shipping
and  warranty  costs.  Gross  profit  as a percentage of net sales was 53.2% and
47.6%   in   the  three  month  periods  ended  September  30,  1997  and  1996,
respectively.  The  increase  in the three month period ended September 30, 1997
was  due  primarily to an increase in sales of higher margin broadcast products,
partially  offset  by sales of VideoDirector and VideoDirector Studio 200, lines
which generally yield lower margins.

     Engineering and Product  Development.  Engineering and product  development
expenses  increased  by 16.3% to $2.1  million in the three month  period  ended
September  30, 1997 from $1.8 million in the three month period ended  September
30, 1996. The increase was primarily  attributable to increased  expenditures in
connection  with the  continued  expansion of the Company's  engineering  design
teams, in particular the engineering design group based in Braunschweig, Germany
acquired  in  connection  with the Miro  Acquisition.  Engineering  and  product
development  expenses as a  percentage  of net sales were 12.6% and 15.6% in the
three month periods ended September 30, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The Company
expects to continue to allocate significant resources to engineering and product
development efforts, including the Deko engineering team located in Paramus, New
Jersey and the Miro engineering team located in Braunschweig, Germany.

     Sales  and Marketing. Sales and marketing expenses include compensation and
benefits  for  sales  and  marketing  personnel, commissions paid to independent
sales  representatives,  trade  show  and  advertising expenses and professional
fees  for marketing services. Sales and marketing expenses increased by 93.8% to
$5.2  million  in  the  three  month  period  ended September 30, 1997 from $2.7
million  in  the  three  month  period ended September 30, 1996. The increase in
sales  and  marketing  expenses  was primarily attributable to promotional costs
for  the introduction of several new broadcast and consumer products, as well as
the  hiring  of  sales  and  marketing  personnel  in  connection  with the Miro
Acquisition.  Sales  and  marketing  expenses  as a percentage of net sales were
31.6%  and  23.5%  in  the three month period ended September 30, 1997 and 1996,
respectively.  The Company expects to continue to allocate significant resources
to sales and marketing.

     General  and  Administrative. General and administrative expenses increased
by  66.4%  to  $1.3  million  in the three month period ended September 30, 1997
compared  to  $764,000  in  the  three  month  period  ended September 30, 1996.
General  and  administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales were 7.7% and
6.7%,  respectively.  The  increase  resulted  from the inclusion in general and
administrative  expenses  in  the three month period ended September 30, 1997 of
$465,000  of  nonrecurring  costs  associated  with  the  Miro  Acquisition.  In
addition,  general  and  administrative expenses in the three month period ended
September  30,  1996  included  approximately  $122,000 related to the Company's
relocation to new facilities in Mountain View, California.

     In  Process  Research  and Development. During the three month period ended
September  30, 1997, the Company recorded an in process research and development
charge of approximately $17.0 million relating to the Miro Acquisition.

     Interest  Income,  Net. Net  interest income decreased 27.7% to $552,000 in
the  three  month  period  ended  September  30, 1997 from $763,000 in the three
month  period  ended  September  30,  1996. The decrease was due to a decline in
cash and marketable securities as well as a decline in investment yields.


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     Income  Tax  Benefit  (Expense). The Company recorded provisions for income
taxes  of  $153,000 and $358,000 for the three month periods ended September 30,
1997  and  1996,  respectively. As of June 30, 1997, the Company has federal and
state  net  operating  loss  carryforwards  of  $3.1  million  and $1.3 million,
respectively,  which  expire  from  2002  to  2012. The Company also has federal
research  and  experimentation  and alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards
of  $886,000  which  expire  between  2006  and  2012,  and  state  research and
experimentation  credit  carryforwards  of  $339,000  which  have  no expiration
provision.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     The Company  completed  its  initial  and  follow-on  public  offerings  in
November 1994 and July 1995, raising approximately $65.5 million in cash, net of
offering expenses.

     The Company's  operating  activities  used $86,000  during the three months
ended  September 30, 1997. The cash used by operating  activities was the result
of the net loss of $16.4  million  as  adjusted  by the  acquired  research  and
development charge of $17.0 million,  depreciation and amortization of $648,000,
and  partially  offset by net increases in the  components  of working  capital,
primarily accounts receivable.

     During the three months ended September 30, 1997,  $517,000 was invested in
property  and  equipment,  compared to $1.7  million in the three  months  ended
September  30, 1996.  The decrease  from the prior year is primarily  related to
leasehold  improvements,  furniture and equipment for the Company's new Mountain
View facility  purchased a year ago. The Company expects to continue to purchase
property and  equipment  at a reduced rate from prior year levels.  Such capital
expenditures will be financed from working capital.

     In January  1997,  the  Company's  Board of  Directors  authorized  a stock
repurchase  program pursuant to which the Company was authorized  purchase up to
750,000  shares of its Common Stock on the open market.  Through  September  30,
1997, the Company had  repurchased and retired  approximately  317,000 shares of
its Common Stock in the open market at an average purchase price of $11.43 for a
total cost of  $3,627,000.  No shares were  repurchased  during the three months
ended September 30, 1997. The stock repurchase  program was rescinded in October
1997.

     In August 1997, the Company  acquired the Digital Video Group from Miro. In
the  purchase,  the Company paid  approximately  $15.2  million in cash,  issued
203,565 shares of Common Stock, valued at $4.4 million,  and assumed liabilities
of   approximately   $2.7  million.   The  Company  will  also  pay   additional
consideration  in the form of  additional  shares  of  Common  Stock if  certain
revenue and profitability objectives are achieved during the first twelve months
following the Miro Acquisition.

     As of September 30, 1997, the Company had working capital of  approximately
$42.3 million,  including  $28.6 million in cash and cash  equivalents and $19.3
million  in  marketable   securities.   In  October   1997,   the  Company  paid
approximately  $15.2  million  in  cash  to Miro in  accordance  with  the  Miro
Acquisition.  The Company  believes that the existing  cash and cash  equivalent
balances  as well as  marketable  securities  and  anticipated  cash  flow  from
operations  will  be  sufficient  to  support  the  Company's   working  capital
requirements for the foreseeable future.

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Factors Affecting Operating Results

     Significant  Fluctuations in Operating Results. The Company's quarterly and
annual operating results have in the past varied  significantly and are expected
to vary  significantly  in the  future  as a  result  of a  number  of  factors,
including  the timing of  significant  orders  from and  shipments  to major OEM
customers,  in particular Avid, the timing and market acceptance of new products
or  technological  advances by the Company and its  competitors,  the  Company's
success in  developing,  introducing  and  shipping  new  products,  such as the
recently  announced ReelTime product,  the mix of distribution  channels through
which the  Company's  products  are sold,  changes  in pricing  policies  by the
Company and its  competitors,  the  accuracy  of the  Company's  and  resellers'
forecasts  of end user  demand,  the timing and  amount of any  inventory  write
downs,  the  ability of the Company to obtain  sufficient  supplies of the major
subassemblies used in its products from its  subcontractors,  the ability of the
Company and its subcontractors to obtain sufficient  supplies of sole or limited
source  components for the Company's  products,  the timing and level of product
returns,  particularly from the consumer distribution channels, foreign currency
fluctuations,   costs  associated  with  the  acquisition  of  other  companies,
businesses  or  products,  the  ability  of the  Company to  integrate  acquired
companies,  businesses or products, such as the product line acquired from Miro,
and general economic  conditions,  both  domestically and  internationally.  The
Company's  operating  expense levels are based, in part, on its  expectations of
future revenue and, as a result, net income would be disproportionately affected
by a shortfall in net sales.  For  example,  in the quarter  ended  December 31,
1996, the Company's net sales decreased  significantly from the prior quarter as
a result of a decline in sales across all product lines, the most significant of
which was a decline in sales of desktop products to OEMs, in particular Avid. As
a result of the decrease in net sales,  the Company  incurred a significant loss
during that quarter.

     The Company also experiences  significant  fluctuations in orders and sales
due to  seasonal  fluctuations,  the timing of major trade shows and the sale of
consumer products in anticipation of the holiday season. Sales usually slow down
during the summer months,  especially in Europe. The Company attends a number of
annual trade shows which can influence the order pattern of products,  including
the  National  Association  of  Broadcasters   convention  held  in  April,  the
International   Broadcasters   Convention  held  in  September  and  the  COMDEX
exhibition  held in November.  Due to these factors and the potential  quarterly
fluctuations in operating results, the Company believes that  quarter-to-quarter
comparisons  of its results of operations  are not  necessarily  meaningful  and
should  not  be  relied  upon  as   indicators   of  future   performance.

     Risks Associated with Recent  Acquisitions.  Potential Future Acquisitions.
In August 1997, the Company  completed the Miro  Acquisition.  In addition,  the
Company  purchased the Deko product line and  technology  from Digital  GraphiX,
Inc. in April 1997 and the  VideoDirector  product line from Gold Disk,  Inc. in
June 1996.  The  integration  of acquired  groups and product lines is typically
difficult,  time  consuming  and  subject  to a number of  inherent  risks.  The
integration  of product  lines  requires  the  coordination  of the research and
development,  manufacturing,  sales,  marketing and service  efforts between the
acquired groups and the Company. Such combinations require substantial attention
from  management.   The  diversion  of  the  attention  of  management  and  any
difficulties encountered in the transition process could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition,  the process of assimilating and managing  acquisitions could cause
the  interruption  of, or a loss of momentum in, the existing  activities of the
Company's  business,  which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
There can be no assurance that the Company will realize the anticipated benefits
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     In the case of the Miro  Acquisition,  the difficulties of assimilation may
be increased by the need to coordinate  geographically  separate  organizations,
integrate  personnel  with  disparate  business  backgrounds  and  languages and
combine two different corporate cultures.  Because the Miro Acquisition occurred
so recently,  the Company has had limited experience  managing the Digital Video
Group. The Miro Acquisition could cause existing and potential  customers of the
Company to delay or cancel  orders for products due to concerns and  uncertainty
over product  integration  and support.  Such a delay or  cancellation of orders
could  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  financial
condition and results of operations, particularly because of the increased fixed
operating expense levels to be incurred as a result of the Miro Acquisition.  In
addition  to the $17.4  million in  acquisition  related  costs  incurred in the
quarter  ended  September  30,  1997,  the Company  expects to incur  additional
expenses associated with the integration of the Miro Acquisition. As a result of
the foregoing, there can be no assurance that the Miro Acquisition will not have
a material  adverse  effect on the Company's  business,  financial  condition or
results of operations.

     Future  acquisitions  by  the  Company  may  result  in  the  diversion  of
management's  attention from the day-to-day operations of the Company's business
and  may include numerous other risks, including difficulties in the integration
of  the  operations,  products  and  personnel of the acquired companies. Future
acquisitions  by  the Company have the potential to result in dilutive issuances
of  equity  securities, the incurrence of debt and amortization expenses related
to  goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets.  While there are currently no such
acquisitions   planned   or  being  negotiated,  Company  management  frequently
evaluates  the  strategic  opportunities available to it and may in the near- or
long-term   pursue   acquisitions   of  complementary  businesses,  products  or
technologies.

     Risks Associated with the Consumer Market. The Company entered the consumer
market with the  purchase  of the  VideoDirector  product  line in June 1996 and
began shipping the Company's first internally  developed  consumer product,  the
VideoDirector Studio 200, in March 1997. In addition, in August 1997 the Company
acquired  certain of Miro's  consumer  products,  as well Miro's  European sales
organization.  The  Company  anticipates  expending  considerable  resources  to
develop,  market and sell  products  into the consumer  market.  The Company has
limited   experience   marketing  and  selling  products  through  the  consumer
distribution  channels.  To be  successful  in this  market,  the  Company  must
establish  and  maintain  effective  consumer  distribution  channels  including
distributors,  electronic  retail  stores and  telephone  and  Internet  orders.
Because the VideoDirector  Studio 200 must be used with a personal  computer,  a
camcorder  and a VCR,  none  of  which  is  supplied  by the  Company,  consumer
acceptance  will be  adversely  affected  to the  extent  end  users  experience
difficulties  installing and using the VideoDirector Studio 200 with these other
electronic  components.  In addition,  the Company faces additional or increased
risks associated with inventory  obsolescence and inventory  returns as products
sold into the  consumer  channel  typically  provide  stock  rotation  and price
protection  rights to the reseller.  There can be no assurance that the consumer
video  market will  continue to  develop,  or that the Company can  successfully
compete  against current and future  competitors in this market.  The failure of
the Company to successfully develop,  introduce and sell products in this market
could  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  financial
condition and results of operations. See "--Dependence on Resellers;  Absence of
Direct Sales Force; Expansion of Distribution Channels."

     Concentration  of Sales to OEMs.  The Company has been highly  dependent on
sales of its  Alladin and Genie  products  to OEMs,  in  particular  Avid.  This
concentration  of sales subjects the Company to a number of risks, in particular
the risk that its operating results will vary on a quarter-to-quarter basis as a
result of variations in the ordering  patterns of OEM  customers.  The Company's
results of  operations  have in the past and could in the  future be  materially
adversely  affected  by the failure of  anticipated  orders to  materialize,  by
deferrals or cancellations of orders,  or if overall OEM demand were to decline.
For example,  since sales to Avid began in fiscal 1996,  quarterly sales to Avid
have  fluctuated  substantially  from a high  of $5.6  million  to a low of $1.0
million,  and the Company  anticipates that such  fluctuations may continue.  If
sales to OEM  customers,  in particular  Avid,  were to decrease,  the Company's
business,  financial  condition  and results of  operations  could be materially
adversely  affected.  See  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial
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     Technological  Change  and  Obsolescence; Risks Associated with Development
and  Introduction  of New Products. The video post-production equipment industry
is  characterized  by  rapidly  changing technology, evolving industry standards
and  frequent  new product introductions. The introduction of products embodying
new  technologies or the emergence of new industry standards can render existing
products  obsolete  or  unmarketable.  The  development  of new, technologically
advanced  products  incorporating proprietary hardware and software is a complex
and  uncertain  process requiring high levels of innovation, as well as accurate
anticipation  of  technological  and  market  trends.  The Company is critically
dependent  on  the  successful  introduction, market acceptance, manufacture and
sale  of  new products that offer its customers additional features and enhanced
performance  at  competitive  prices.  These  products  include  those  that the
Company  has  recently  introduced,  such  as the VideoDirector Studio 200 which
began  shipping  in March 1997, and DVExtreme and Lightning, each of which began
shipping  in  June 1997, as well as products that have not yet been commercially
launched,  such  as  ReelTime,  and  the  products that the Company has recently
acquired,  such  as  the  Miro  products.  Once  a new product is developed, the
Company  must  rapidly  commence  volume  production,  a  process  that requires
accurate  forecasting  of customer requirements and the attainment of acceptable
manufacturing  costs. The introduction of new or enhanced products also requires
the  Company to manage the transition from older, displaced products in order to
minimize  disruption  in  customer  ordering patterns, avoid excessive levels of
older  product inventories and ensure that adequate supplies of new products can
be  delivered  to  meet  customer  demand.  For  example,  the  introduction  of
DVExtreme  and Lightning has resulted in a significant decline in sales of Prizm
and  Flashfile and a write down of inventory. The Company has experienced delays
in  the  shipment  of  new  products  in  the  past,  and these delays adversely
affected  sales  of  existing  products and results of operations. Delays in the
introduction  or  shipment  of  new  or  enhanced products, the inability of the
Company  to  timely develop and introduce such new products, the failure of such
products  to  gain significant market acceptance or problems associated with new
product  transitions  could  adversely  affect the Company's business, financial
condition  and  results  of  operations,  particularly  on a quarterly basis. In
addition,  as  is  typical  with  any  new  product  introduction,  quality  and
reliability  problems  may  arise  and any such problems could result in reduced
bookings,  manufacturing rework costs, delays in collecting accounts receivable,
additional  service  warranty costs and a limitation on market acceptance of the
product.

     Competition.  The market for the Company's products is highly  competitive.
The Company anticipates increased competition in each of the broadcast,  desktop
and  consumer  video  production  markets,  particularly  since the  industry is
undergoing a period of  consolidation.  Competition for the Company's  broadcast
products is generally  based on product  performance,  breadth of product  line,
service and support, market presence and price. The Company's competitors in the
broadcast  market  include  companies  with  substantially   greater  financial,
technical,  marketing,  sales  and  customer  support  resources,  greater  name
recognition and larger installed  customer bases than the Company.  In addition,
these  competitors  have  established  relationships  with current and potential
customers of the Company and some offer a wide variety of video  equipment which
can be bundled in certain large system sales. In the desktop market, the Company
faces competition from traditional video suppliers, providers of desktop editing
solutions,  video software applications,  and others. In addition,  suppliers of
video  manipulation  software may develop  products which compete  directly with
those of the Company.  The consumer market in which VideoDirector Studio 200 and
the  miroVideo  products  compete  is an  emerging  market  and the  sources  of
competition  are not yet well  defined.  There  are  several  established  video
companies  that are  currently  offering  products  or  solutions  that  compete
directly or indirectly with the Company's consumer products by providing some or
all of the same  features  and video  editing  capabilities.  In  addition,  the
Company expects that existing manufacturers and new market entrants will develop
new,  higher  performance,  lower cost consumer  video products that may compete
directly  with  the  Company's  consumer  products.  The  Company  expects  that
potential  competition  in this  market is likely  to come from  existing  video
editing  companies,  software  application  companies,  or new entrants into the
market,  many of which have the  financial  resources,  marketing  and technical
ability to develop products for the consumer video market. Increased competition
in any of these markets could result in price  reductions,  reduced  margins and
loss of market share,  any of which could  materially  and adversely  affect the
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     Dependence  on  Contract   Manufacturers   and  Single  or  Limited  Source
Suppliers.  The Company relies on  subcontractors  to  manufacture  its consumer
products and the major subassemblies of its broadcast and desktop products.  The
Company  and its  manufacturing  subcontractors  are  dependent  upon  single or
limited  source  suppliers  for a number of  components  and  parts  used in the
Company's  products,  including certain key integrated  circuits.  The Company's
strategy  to rely on  subcontractors  and  single or  limited  source  suppliers
involves a number of significant  risks,  including the loss of control over the
manufacturing  process,  the potential absence of adequate  capacity,  potential
delays in lead times,  the  unavailability  of certain process  technologies and
reduced  control over  delivery  schedules,  manufacturing  yields,  quality and
costs. The Company and its subcontractors have in the past experienced delays in
receiving  adequate  supplies of sole source  components.  In the event that any
significant  subcontractor  or single or limited source suppliers were to become
unable or unwilling to continue to manufacture  these  subassemblies  or provide
critical components in required volumes,  the Company would have to identify and
qualify  acceptable   replacements  or  redesign  its  products  with  different
components.  No  assurance  can be given that any  additional  sources  would be
available to the Company or that product  redesign would be feasible on a timely
basis.  Also,  because  of the  reliance  on  these  single  or  limited  source
components,  the Company may be subject to increases in component  costs,  which
could have an adverse effect on the Company's business  financial  condition and
results of operations. Any extended interruption in the supply of or increase in
the cost of the  products,  subassemblies  or components  manufactured  by third
party  subcontractors  or suppliers  could  materially and adversely  affect the
Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

     Dependence  on  Resellers;  Absence  of  Direct  Sales  Force; Expansion of
Distribution  Channels. The Company distributes its products primarily through a
network  of  dealers,  OEMs,  retailers  and  other  resellers. Accordingly, the
Company  is  dependent  upon  these  resellers  to  assist  in  promoting market
acceptance  of  its products. There can be no assurance that these dealers, OEMs
and  retailers  will  devote  the resources necessary to provide effective sales
and  marketing  support  to the Company. The Company's dealers and retailers are
generally  not contractually committed to make future purchases of the Company's
products  and  therefore  could  discontinue  carrying the Company's products in
favor  of  a  competitor's  product or for any other reason. Because the Company
sells  a  significant  portion of its products through dealers and retailers, it
is  difficult  to ascertain current demand for existing products and anticipated
demand   for   newly   introduced   products   such   as  DVExtreme,  Lightning,
VideoDirector  Studio  200  and  ReelTime  regardless  of  the  level  of dealer
inventory  for  the  Company's  products.  Moreover,  initial  orders  for a new
product  may  be  caused by the interest of dealers in having the latest product
on  hand  for  potential future sale to end users. As a result, initial stocking
orders  for  a  new  product, such as DVExtreme, Lightning, VideoDirector Studio
200  and  ReelTime,  may  not  be  indicative  of  long-term end user demand. In
addition,  the  Company  is dependent upon the continued viability and financial
stability  of these dealers and retailers, some of which are small organizations
with  limited  capital.  The Company believes that its future growth and success
will  continue  to  depend  in  large  part upon its dealer and retail channels.
Accordingly,  if  a  significant  number of its dealers and/or retailers were to
experience  financial  difficulties,  or otherwise become unable or unwilling to
promote,  sell  or  pay  for  the  Company's  products, the Company's results of
operations could be adversely affected.

     Recently, as the Company has increased its consumer products offerings, the
Company  has  expanded  its  distribution  network to include  several  consumer
channels,  including  large  distributors  of products to computer  software and
hardware  retailers,  which in turn sell products to end users. The Company also
sells its consumer products directly to some retailers. The Company's agreements
with retailers and distributors  generally obligate the Company to provide price
protection to such retailers and  distributors  and, while the agreements  limit
the conditions under which product can be returned to the Company,  there can be
no assurance that the Company will not be faced with significant product returns
or  price  protection   obligations.   In  the  event  the  Company  experiences
significant  product  returns or price  protection  obligations,  the  Company's
business,  financial  condition  and results of  operations  could be materially
adversely affected. There can be no assurance that the distributors or retailers
will  continue  to stock and sell the  Company's  consumer  products.  Moreover,
distribution  channels for consumer retail products have been  characterized  by
rapid change and financial difficulties of distributors.  The termination of one
or more of the Company's  relationships  with  retailers or retail  distributors
could have a material


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adverse  effect  on  the  Company's business, financial condition and results of
operations.  To the extent that the Company successfully establishes and expands
its  retail  distribution  channels, its agreements or arrangements are unlikely
to  be  exclusive  and  retailers  and  retail  distributors are likely to carry
competing  products.  In  connection  with  the  Miro  Acquisition,  the Company
acquired  Miro's European sales organization. There can be no assurance that the
Company  will  successfully  integrate its existing sales organization with that
acquired  in  the  Miro  Acquisition or that the Company will be able to utilize
and  manage  the  Miro sales organization effectively. In addition, there can be
no  assurance  that  the  dealers, OEMs, distributors and retailers who comprise
the  Miro  distribution  network  will  continue  their  relationship  with  the
Company.  Any  of  the  foregoing events could have a material adverse effect on
the  Company's  business,  financial  condition  and  results of operations.

     Dependence on Key Personnel. The Company's success depends in part upon the
continued service of its senior management and key technical personnel.  None of
the  Company's  senior  management  or key  technical  personnel  is bound by an
employment agreement or is the subject of key man life insurance.  The Company's
success is also  dependent  upon its  ability to  attract  and retain  qualified
technical and  managerial  personnel.  Significant  competition  exists for such
personnel  and there can be no  assurance  that the  Company  can retain its key
technical  and  managerial  employees  or that  it  will  be  able  to  attract,
assimilate  and retain  such other  highly-qualified  technical  and  managerial
personnel  as may be  required  in the future.  There can be no  assurance  that
employees  will not leave the  Company  and  subsequently  compete  against  the
Company,  or that  contractors  will not perform services for competitors of the
Company.  If the  Company  is unable  to retain  key  personnel,  its  business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

     Dependence on  Proprietary  Technology.  The  Company's  ability to compete
successfully  and achieve  future  revenue  growth will depend,  in part, on its
ability to protect its proprietary technology and operate without infringing the
rights of others.  The Company  relies on a  combination  of patent,  copyright,
trademark  and trade  secret  laws and other  intellectual  property  protection
methods  to  protect  its  proprietary  technology.  In  addition,  the  Company
generally  enters into  confidentiality  and  nondisclosure  agreements with its
employees  and OEM  customers  and  limits  access  to and  distribution  of its
proprietary  technology.  The Company  currently holds two United States patents
covering  certain aspects of its  technologies for digital video effects and has
an  application  pending for a third patent.  There can be no assurance that the
Company's pending patent  application or any future patent  applications will be
allowed or that issued  patents  will  provide the  Company  with a  competitive
advantage.  In  addition,  there  can  be no  assurance  that  others  will  not
independently   develop  substantially   equivalent   intellectual  property  or
otherwise gain access to the Company's trade secrets or  intellectual  property,
or disclose such intellectual property or trade secrets, or that the Company can
meaningfully  protect  its  intellectual  property.  A failure by the Company to
meaningfully  protect its  intellectual  property could have a material  adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

     Risks of Third-Party  Claims of  Infringement.  There has been  substantial
litigation  regarding patent,  trademark and other intellectual  property rights
involving technology  companies.  In the future,  litigation may be necessary to
enforce  any  patents  issued to the  Company,  to  protect  its trade  secrets,
trademarks and other  intellectual  property rights owned by the Company,  or to
defend the Company against claimed  infringement.  Any such litigation  could be
costly and may result in a diversion of management's attention,  either of which
could  have a  material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,  financial
condition and results of operations.  Adverse  determination  in such litigation
could  result  in the loss of the  Company's  proprietary  rights,  subject  the
Company to  significant  liabilities,  require the Company to seek licenses from
third parties or prevent the Company from manufacturing or selling its products,
any of which could have a material  adverse  effect on the  Company's  business,
financial  condition and results of  operations.  In the course of its business,
the  Company  has in the  past  and  may in the  future  receive  communications
asserting that the Company's  products  infringe  patents or other  intellectual
property  rights of third parties.  The Company's  policy is to investigate  the
factual basis of such communications and to negotiate


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licenses  where  appropriate.  While  it  may  be  necessary or desirable in the
future  to  obtain licenses relating to one or more of its products, or relating
to  current  or  future technologies, there can be no assurance that the Company
will  be  able to do so on commercially reasonable terms or at all. There can be
no  assurance that such communications can be settled on commercially reasonable
terms or that they will not result in protracted and costly litigation.

     International Sales Risks. Sales of the Company's products outside of North
America  represented  approximately  46.5%, 38.7% and 39.7% of the Company's net
sales in fiscal 1995, 1996 and 1997, respectively and 47.6% for the three months
ended  September 30, 1997.  The Company  expects that  international  sales will
continue to represent a significant  portion of its net sales,  particularly  in
light of the Miro  Acquisition.  The Company makes foreign currency  denominated
sales in many  countries,  exposing  itself to risks  associated  with  currency
exchange  fluctuations.  Although  the dollar  amount of such  foreign  currency
denominated  sales was nominal during fiscal 1997, the Company will increase the
amount of sales  denominated in foreign currency during fiscal 1998,  especially
for sales of consumer products into Europe.  International  sales and operations
may also be subject to risks such as the  imposition of  governmental  controls,
export license requirements,  restrictions on the export of critical technology,
generally longer receivable  collection periods,  political  instability,  trade
restrictions,   changes  in  tariffs,  difficulties  in  staffing  and  managing
international  operations,  potential  insolvency of  international  dealers and
difficulty in collecting  accounts  receivable.  There can be no assurance  that
these  factors  will  not  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the  Company's  future
international  sales and,  consequently,  on the Company's  business,  financial
condition and results of operations.

     No  Assurance  that  Company Can Manage Growth. The Company has in the past
experienced  rapid  growth  and  may  grow  at  a rapid pace in the future. Such
growth  could  cause  significant  strain on management and other resources. The
Company's  ability  to manage its growth effectively will require it to continue
to  improve  and  expand  its  management, operational and financial systems and
controls.  As  a  result  of  recent acquisitions, the Company has increased the
number  of  its  employees  substantially,  which  increases  the  difficulty in
managing   the   Company,  particularly  as  employees  are  now  geographically
dispersed  in North America and Europe. If the Company's management is unable to
manage  growth  effectively,  the  Company's ability to retain key personnel and
its  business,  financial condition and results of operations could be adversely
affected.

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<PAGE>

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)      Exhibits:

                  11.1   Statement of Computation of Net Income (Loss) Per Share
                  27.1   Financial Data Schedule

         (b) Reports on Form 8-K. On September 12, 1997, the Registrant  filed a
Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the  Registrant's  acquisition of certain
assets and the assumption of certain  liabilities of Miro Computer  Products AG,
which Form 8-K was amended on October 28, 1997 for the purpose of including  the
financial   statements  of  the  business   acquired  and  pro  forma  financial
information.

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<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  Report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                             PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC.


Date: October 28, 1997                       By: /s/  Mark L. Sanders
                                             -------------------------------
                                                 Mark L. Sanders, President, and
                                                 Chief Executive Officer
                                                 


Date: October 28, 1997                       By: /s/  Arthur D. Chadwick
                                             -------------------------------
                                                 Arthur D. Chadwick, Vice 
                                                 President, Finance and 
                                                 Administration and Chief 
                                                 Financial Officer

                                      -21-







                                                                   EXHIBIT  11.1

                     PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
     Exhibit 11.1 - Statement of Computation of Net Income (Loss) Per Share
                      (In thousands, except per share data)


                                                                   Three
                                                                Months Ended
                                                               September 30,
                                                           ---------------------
                                                             1997         1996
                                                           --------     --------

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding           7,402        7,473

Weighted average common stock equivalent shares                --            350
                                                           --------     --------

Shares used to compute net income (loss) per share            7,402        7,823
                                                           ========     ========

Net income (loss)                                          $(16,347)    $    612
                                                           ========     ========

Net income (loss) per share                                $  (2.21)    $   0.08
                                                           ========     ========



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