PINNACLE SYSTEMS INC
10-K, 1999-09-27
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

[x]  Annual report  pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange
     Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999 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 number: 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
 incorporation or organization)                           Identification Number)


280 North Bernardo, Mountain View, CA                             94043
(Address of principal executive office)                         (zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 526-1600


           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                          Name of each exchange
   Title of each class                                     On which registered
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          None                                                      None


           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                           Common Stock, no par value
                         Preferred Share Purchase Rights
                                (Title of Class)

         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 ___

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,
to the best of the  registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part  III of this  Form  10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

         The aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates
of the  registrant,  based upon the  closing  sale price of the Common  Stock on
September  15,  1999 as  reported  on the Nasdaq  National  Market  System,  was
approximately  $746,911,000.  Shares of Common  Stock held by each  officer  and
director and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding  Common Stock
have been  excluded in that such  persons may be deemed to be  affiliates.  This
determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive  determination
for other purposes.

         As of September 15, 1999, registrant had outstanding  23,723,209 shares
of Common Stock.


                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         The Registrant has incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form
10-K  portions  of its  Proxy  Statement  for  Registrant's  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders to be held October 26, 1999.


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                                     PART I

                Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

         Certain   statements   in  this  Report   constitute   "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 (the "Reform Act"). Such  forward-looking  statements  involve known and
unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  which  may cause the  actual
results,  performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be
materially  different  from any  future  results,  performance  or  achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking  statements.  Such factors include,
among other things,  the following:  the Company's ability to manage growth; the
risks associated with successfully  integrating acquired  businesses;  the risks
associated  with  dependence  on  resellers,  contract  manufacturers  and other
third-party  relationships;  the uncertainty of continued  market  acceptance of
professional video products; significant fluctuations in the Company's operating
results;  the historical  absence of backlog;  the Company's highly  competitive
industry and rapid technological change within the Company's industry; the risks
associated with development and introduction of new products; the need to manage
product  transitions;  the risks associated with product defects and reliability
problems; the risks associated with single source suppliers;  the uncertainty of
patent and proprietary technology protection and reliance on technology licensed
from  third  parties;  the  risks of third  party  claims of  infringement;  the
Company's  dependence on retention and  attraction of key  employees;  the risks
associated with future  acquisitions;  the risks  associated with  international
licensing and operations;  general economic and business  conditions;  and other
factors referenced in this Report.


ITEM 1. BUSINESS

         Pinnacle Systems, Inc. (the "Company") designs,  manufactures,  markets
and  supports  computer-based  video  post-production   products  to  serve  the
broadcast,  desktop and consumer markets.  The Company's  products use real time
video  processing  and  editing   technologies  to  apply  a  variety  of  video
post-production  and on-air  functions  to multiple  streams of live or recorded
video  material.  These  editing  applications  include the  addition of special
effects,  graphics  and titles.  To address the  broadcast  market,  the Company
offers high performance,  specialized  Windows NT-based  solutions for high-end,
post-production and broadcast on-air  applications.  For the desktop market, the
Company  provides  real time video  manipulation  and  editing  tools to support
non-linear,  computer-based,  editing  environments.  To  address  the  consumer
market,  the Company offers low cost,  easy to use video editing  solutions that
allow consumers to edit their home videos using a personal  computer,  camcorder
and  VCR.  Used  in  conjunction  with  standard   computer   platforms,   these
technologies  provide  high  quality,   cost  effective,   computer-based  video
processing solutions for the post-production and on-air markets.

Industry Background

         The development of a video program  involves three distinct  processes:
pre-production, which involves planning and preparation for the recording of the
video  program;  production,  which  involves the  acquisition of video material
(shooting);  and  post-production,  which involves the organization of raw video
segments  acquired in the production phase into a cohesive and appealing program
(editing).  During the post-production phase, elements such as titles, graphics,
and transitions  between video segments are  incorporated to enhance the overall
quality and impact of a video program.

         Historically,  the video  production  industry has focused on providing
program  material  for  broadcast  television  and  advertising.  To create high
quality video programs for these  channels,  producers have  traditionally  used
expensive,  dedicated video  production  equipment  linked together in a complex
interconnected  system to form a video "editing  suite."  Typical editing suites
incorporate  video recorders,  switchers,  digital video effects systems,  still
image management  systems,  character  generators,  electronic

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paint  systems and other  products,  often  provided by multiple  manufacturers.
These editing suites require highly skilled personnel to operate and maintain.

         Recently,  new and expanding  channels of video  content  distribution,
including cable television,  direct satellite broadcast,  video rentals, CD-ROM,
DVD,  video-on-demand,  and now the  Internet,  have led to a rapid  increase in
demand for video  content for a wide  variety of  applications.  This demand has
driven the market for editing  approaches  that are less expensive and easier to
use.  New  commercial  and  industrial  applications  for  this  market  include
multimedia  entertainment,  video games,  music  videos,  special  event videos,
education and training and corporate communications. In addition, the popularity
of camcorders,  VCRs and personal computers has fueled the growth of an emerging
consumer market for low cost video production  technology that enables consumers
to create  and edit home  videos.  These  expanding  channels  of video  content
distribution  and new  applications  are increasing the demand for video content
production and distribution tools.

         Computer-based   video  solutions  combining  personal  computers  with
specialized video processing technology can now provide video quality comparable
to that of traditional  editing suites at significantly lower cost. As a result,
these  computer-based  video  solutions are replacing  the  traditional  editing
suites.  In  addition,  such  solutions  are  often  easier  to use  since  they
incorporate common graphical user interfaces.  The lower cost and ease of use of
computer-based  video  tools  enables  large  numbers of  creative  individuals,
previously untrained in video production,  to produce professional quality video
programming.  A complete  computer-based  video solution generally includes four
components:  a computer,  specialized  audio and video processing  hardware,  an
associated  application  programmers  interface,  or API, and  specific  editing
applications.  A single vendor has often supplied these components.  However, as
the  computer-based  video  industry  develops,  it is shifting  toward  Windows
NT-based open architecture solutions.

         As a result of these changes,  the broadcast market is transitioning to
computer-based  solutions,  the desktop  market is expanding  rapidly and,  more
recently,   a  consumer   market  has  emerged.   These   changes  have  created
opportunities for companies that focus on  computer-based  editing solutions for
the video production industry.

The Pinnacle Approach

         The Company designs, manufactures,  markets and supports computer-based
video  post-production  products to serve the  broadcast,  desktop and  consumer
markets.  The Company's products are based on its proprietary video manipulation
technologies that offer the following benefits:

         Sophisticated  Video Processing.  Pinnacle's  products provide advanced
video  processing  and  manipulation  capabilities,  such  as  special  effects,
graphics  and  titles.  Videographers  constantly  seek  effects  to give  their
programs a new look and to allow them to  differentiate  and  enhance  their end
product.

         Real Time  Interactivity.  Pinnacle's  products  allow users to edit in
real time. This real time interactivity  gives users the flexibility to try many
different effects and fine-tune the resulting content.

         Open  Systems.   Pinnacle's  products  conform  to  generally  accepted
industry standards for video input/output and control, allowing interoperability
with a wide variety of video processing and storage equipment.  Furthermore, the
Company has developed and published,  and is encouraging  others to adopt,  open
interface  specifications for  computer-based  video  post-production  products.
These specifications include video input/output, manipulation and control.

         Ease of Use.  Pinnacle's  products include  menu-driven  interfaces for
selecting and controlling the various video manipulation functions. This reduces
technical obstacles to the operation of the system, permitting the user to focus
on the artistic aspects of the post-production process.

         Favorable Price/Performance Ratio. Pinnacle's products have a favorable
price  to  performance  ratio,  in  part  because  the  Company  uses  the  same
proprietary components across its product lines. The

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Company  intends  to  continue  lowering  the cost of its  products  by  further
integrating  its  video   manipulation  and  video  capture   technologies  into
application specific integrated circuits ("ASICs").

         Operating  Structure. The  Company is  organized  into  three  separate
business  groups to serve the  broadcast,  desktop  and  consumer  markets.  The
Company believes this organizational structure enables it to effectively address
varying  product   requirements,   rapidly  implement  its  core   technologies,
efficiently manage different distribution channels and anticipate and respond to
changes in each of these markets.

Company Strategy

         Pinnacle's  goal is to become the leading  supplier  of  computer-based
video content creation and distribution  products to the broadcast,  desktop and
consumer  markets.  To pursue its goal,  the Company  intends to  implement  the
following strategies:

         Expand and Leverage Core  Technologies.  The Company  intends to expand
its  core  software  and  hardware  technological  base  through  both  internal
development  and  acquisitions.  The Company uses a modular  approach to product
development.  This  allows  it  to  leverage  its  investment  in  research  and
development across multiple product designs and minimize time to market.

         Establish an Industry Standard Video Processing  Platform.  The Company
believes  that  as  the  desktop  market   continues  to  move  toward  an  open
architecture  environment,  companies will either  provide an open  architecture
video-processing  platform  or  develop  end  user  editing  applications.   The
Company's  strategy  is  to  establish  an  industry  standard  video-processing
platform compatible with a broad range of applications.  The platform technology
will  combine  real time video  manipulation,  video  capture  technology  and a
unified API.

         Develop and Expand Worldwide Sales and Distribution  Organization.  The
Company's  sales  organization  focuses on a variety of  distribution  channels,
including OEMs,  value-added  resellers,  distributors,  retail stores and other
resellers.  The Company  believes that its  development of a worldwide sales and
distribution organization gives it a strategic advantage in the rapidly changing
video post-production  industry. The Company intends to persist in strengthening
and developing  this  organization  and to continue to develop strong  strategic
relationships with key OEMs and resellers.

         Acquire  Complementary  Businesses,   Products  and  Technologies.  The
Company has grown and intends to  continue  to grow both  internally  as well as
through  the  acquisition  of   complementary   businesses,   product  lines  or
technologies.   The   Company   frequently   evaluates   strategic   acquisition
opportunities  that could enhance the Company's  existing  product  offerings or
provide an avenue for developing new  complementary  product lines.  The Company
believes that the video production  industry is in a period of consolidation and
that  strategic  acquisition  opportunities  may arise.  For  example,  Pinnacle
acquired  certain video capture  technology with its August 1997  acquisition of
the miroVideo  products and technology from Miro Computer  Products AG ("miro").
These  technologies  were further  enhanced with the  acquisition of specialized
video  processing  technology with the acquisition of Truevision,  Inc. in March
1999. In August 1999, the company completed the acquisition of certain assets of
the Video Communications  Division of the Hewlett-Packard  Company. These assets
included digital video server products,  and certain  intellectual  property and
technology.

Products

         The Company offers a suite of video products aimed at the broadcast and
on-air market:  the DVExtreme  family,  the Lightning  family,  the Deko family,
AlladinPRO,  and the Thunder and MediaSteam  line of digital video servers.  The
Company has two  general  classes of desktop  products:  digital  video  effects
products,  which include the Alladin and Genie  families,  and video capture and
editing products, which include the Reeltime, the DC30, DC50, DV200/300,  DC1000
and the TARGA family.  The Company offers a

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line of consumer  editing and viewing  products,  which includes the Studio 400,
Studio DC10, Studio MP10, and the Studio PCTV.

         Broadcast Market

         For the broadcast  market the Company  currently  offers  products that
provide real time digital effects,  still image management and storage, and real
time video character  generation.  The Company also offers digital video servers
for  on-air  video  content  distribution.   These  products  generally  include
proprietary   hardware  and  software  and  specialized  control  panels  and/or
keyboards for rapid execution,  especially for on-air applications.  The primary
broadcast products sold during fiscal 1999 were the DVExtreme,  Lightning,  Deko
and  AlladinPRO  family of  products.  During  the year the  Company  introduced
BroadNet,  which is a network  technology  that enables the Company's  broadcast
products to be  networked  together for easy  interoperability,  and to exchange
information through the Internet. In June 1999, the Company expanded its product
line in the  broadcast  market  with the  introduction  of  Thunder,  a new high
performance digital video server. The DVEextreme, Lightning, Deko and AlladinPRO
products are used to edit and create  video  content,  while  Thunder is used to
store,  manage,  and  distribute  video  content.  In August  1999,  the company
completed the acquisition of certain assets of the Video Communications Division
of the  Hewlett-Packard  Company.  The  acquisition  included key  technologies,
intellectual property, the MediaStream server family of products as well as most
managers  and  employees  from  that  division.  The  MediaSteam  server  family
complements  the Company's  Thunder  family,  to provide a more complete line of
broadcast quality video-server solutions.

         DVExtreme  Family.  DVExtreme is the Company's high  performance,  real
time digital  video effects  system for broadcast and high-end,  post-production
customers   which  seek  to  incorporate   unique  special  effects  into  their
programming.   DVExtreme,   a  Windows  NT-based,   multi-channel   system,  can
simultaneously  manipulate  up to three  channels of live video and can generate
real time  effects  such as  four-corner  page peels and turns,  highlights  and
shadows,  water  ripples,  ball effects,  wave patterns and other  effects.  The
suggested list price for a DVEtreme ranges from $44,990 to $63,990, depending on
the configuration.

         AlladinPRO  Family.  AlladinPRO  is a Windows  NT based  digital  video
effects system designed for live and on-line  applications.  AlladinPRO provides
users a broadcast  quality single or dual channel  digital video effects system,
plus a built-in  still store.  It performs many of the functions of the DVEtreme
family,  but it is positioned in the market as a less  expensive  alternative to
the DVEtreme  family of products.  The  suggested  list price for an  AlladinPRO
ranges from $19,990 to $29,990, depending on the configuration.

         Lightning   Family.   Lightning  is  the  Company's  high  performance,
networkable  image  management  system  designed  for  broadcast  and  high-end,
post-production  applications  such as news and sports programs.  Lightning is a
Windows NT-based system that can accommodate up to three channels of video, plus
additional virtual channels for previewing. It has internal storage capacity for
over 10,000 images,  and an interface to external  disks for expanded  capacity.
Lightning can also perform  digital video effects on captured video images.  The
suggested list price for a Lightning  ranges from $25,990 to $31,780,  depending
on the configuration

         Deko  Family.  The Deko family of products is designed to provide  high
performance  titling,  real time effects and character  generation for broadcast
and  on-air  applications.  Deko is a  Windows  NT-based  system  that  includes
powerful  text  and  graphics  tools  such as real  time  text  scrolling,  text
manipulation,  font  enhancement,  multiple  layers  for  text  composition  and
supports a wide range of standard  and  international  character  fonts.  During
fiscal 1999, the Company introduced  DekoHD,  which is a high definition version
of the Deko  product  family.  The  suggested  list price for a Deko ranges from
$26,900 to $31,900, depending on the configuration.

           Thunder  Family.  The  Thunder  family of  digital  video  servers is
designed to record,  store,  retrieve  and  process  digital  video  content for
broadcast over conventional  mediums or the Internet.  The Thunder server family
currently includes the four-channel Thunder MCS 4000 server, the two-channel MCS
2000 server,

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and iThunder.  Thunder uses MPEG-2 and native DV video formats. Thunder's on-air
application offers  sophisticated asset management  capabilities for identifying
clips,  transitions and stills and sequencing  their play-out to air. By pairing
the Thunder system with its Internet companion, iThunder, clips and programs can
be instantly  'broadcast'  over the World Wide Web.  Through the  iThunder  HTML
browser,  remote  Internet  users can access and view video proxies via standard
streaming  technologies directly from their remote desktop location. The Company
commenced the first production  shipments of Thunder in June 1999. The suggested
list prices range from $11,000 to $69,000.

Desktop Market

         The  Company's  desktop  products  are designed to provide high quality
video   capture,   compression/decompression,   editing   and  real  time  video
manipulation capabilities for computer-based video post-production systems. They
are  generally  offered at  significantly  lower price  points than  traditional
editing suites and are integrated  into the computer by a value-added  reseller,
an OEM,  or the end  user.  The  Company  has two  general  classes  of  desktop
products:  digital video effects  products,  which include the Alladin and Genie
families,  and video capture and editing  products,  which include the Reeltime,
DC30, DC50, DV200/300,  and the DC1000 family which was introduced in June 1999.
In March 1999, the Company completed the acquisition of Truevision,  Inc., which
was also a provider of desktop digital video capture and editing products.  As a
result of the  acquisition,  Pinnacle added the Truevision TARGA products to its
suite of desktop editing products.

         Alladin Family.  The Alladin product family is designed to provide high
quality,   real  time  video   manipulation   capabilities   for  desktop  video
post-production. The Alladin was first introduced in June 1994.

         Genie  Family.  The Genie  family of products  offers a complete set of
professional  quality,  real  time  3D  digital  effects,  switching,  character
generation,  paint and still  storage on a single  personal  computer  interface
("PCI") board.  While offering much of the functionality of Alladin,  Genie does
so at a much lower price point and is installed  inside the computer rather than
through an external  port.  GeniePlus  integrates  into linear  desktop  editing
environments and includes input/output and software allowing the user to process
up to two simultaneous  streams of live video. In addition, a non-linear version
of Genie is sold to OEM vendors who integrate and sell it with their  non-linear
editing products. The suggested list price for a Genie is $5,990.

         ReelTime and ReeltimeNitro Family.  ReelTime is a dual stream video and
audio  capture and playback card with real time special  effects.  ReelTime will
support the Adobe  Premiere  editing  software.  Additionally,  ReelTime's  open
architecture  is  intended  to  support  a wide  variety  of  third-party  video
applications.  ReelTime  features  real time  transitions,  along with real time
chroma,  luma and  linear  keying,  titling,  and a scalable  architecture  that
supports the Company's  Genie RT option.  The Genie RT option  incorporates  the
Pinnacle Genie add-in card and enables  picture-in-picture  motion and real time
3D  effects,  including  page turns,  ripples,  spheres  and  hourglasses.  This
combined  product has been named  ReeltimeNitro.  The  suggested  list price for
Reeltime  is  $4,990  for  an  NTSC  version  and  $5,990  for  a  PAL  version.
ReeltimeNitro lists for between $7,990 and 8,990.

         DC30 Family.  The DC30 family is a non-linear  video and audio  editing
system offering  composite video input and output  connections,  targeted at the
professional  videographer.  In April 1999,  the Company  introduced an upgraded
version of the product  called  DC30Pro.  It is a single  stream  PCI-bus  video
product that captures,  compresses and decompresses video signals and stores and
retrieves  such  compressed  video  signals using a standard  computer.  It also
features high bandwidth audio capture and playback. DC30Pro comes bundled with a
software-editing   package  that  allows   videographers   to  edit  and  create
high-quality video productions. The suggested list price for a DC30Pro is $790.

         DC-50 Family.  The DC50 is a non-linear  video and audio editing system
offering component, composite and S-Video input and output connections, targeted
at the professional videographer.  It has similar functionality as the DC30 with
the  addition of a  professional  breakout  box for a variety of video input and
output  options  including  component  video.  The  suggested  list  price for a
miroVIDEO DC50 is $1,950.

         DV200/DV300  Family.  The DV200 and  DV300 are all  digital  non-linear
video and audio  editing  system  offering DV (digital  video)  input and output
connections,   targeted  at  the  professional  videographer.   It  has

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similar  functionality as the DC30 except that it uses the DV video format.  The
DV200 is a lower cost and  functionality  version of the DV300.  Suggested  list
price for a DV200 is $499and $699 for a DV300.

         DC1000/DVD1000  Family. The DC1000 is a two stream non-linear video and
audio editing system targeted at the professional videographer.  The dual stream
nature of the product allows  significantly  higher productivity by reducing the
need to render video  segments to finish a  production.  The product uses MPEG-2
compression  technology,  and is capable of real time  processing  of titles and
transitions  and provides  more than 300 real time  effects.  The DC1000 can use
analog or DV video input and can output video in a DVD format.  Concurrent  with
the introduction of the DC1000, the Company introduced a companion product named
the DVD1000. The DVD1000 is a complete DVD creation system for corporate, event,
and   professional   digital   video   artists  to  create   corporate   product
demonstrations, training, entertainment, or educational DVDs. The suggested list
price for the DC1000 is $2,490 and the  suggested  list price for the DVD1000 is
$7,990.

          TARGA Family.  The TARGA family was acquired as part of the Truevision
acquisition  in March 1999,  and consists of non-linear  video and audio editing
products  targeted  at the  professional  videographer.  It is a  single  stream
PCI-bus video product which captures, compresses and decompresses video signals,
but with higher video processing  performance.  The product stores and retrieves
compressed video signals from a standard  computer,  and features high bandwidth
audio capture and playback.  It comes  bundled with a  software-editing  package
that allows videographers to edit and create high-quality video productions. The
suggested list price for the TARGA products ranges from $3,995 to $20,500.

Consumer Market

         The Company's  consumer  products  provide video  capture,  editing and
playback solutions. Its consumer video editing solutions allow consumers to edit
their home videos using a personal computer,  camcorder and VCR. The Company has
developed an easy to use software interface called the Studio application, which
serves as the  primary  interface  for all of the Studio  products.  The Company
currently  has four Studio  products:  Studio 400 which was  introduced  in June
1998,  Studio DC10 which was introduced in November 1998, Studio MP10 introduced
in March 1999, and Studio PCTV introduced in July 1999.

         Studio 400.  Studio 400 is a video  editing  system which  replaced the
VideoDirector  Studio 200. The Studio  connects to an external port of a Windows
95 or Windows 98  computer,  a VCR,  and  camcorder.  It is easy to install  and
requires  only limited hard disk storage  space.  The product  incorporates  the
Company's "Studio"  application and is aimed at the developing  consumer market.
The Studio 400 allows users to simply  cut-and-paste  together  their best video
scenes,  add music,  titles,  special effects and transitions.  Users can create
content  that  has  many  of  the  same  effects  found  in far  more  expensive
professional  video editing systems.  The suggested list price for Studio 400 is
$229.

         Studio DC10. The Studio DC10 is a consumer  non-linear  editing system,
which uses JPEG compression technology.  It allows the users to load their video
on to a computer  hard drive using a single  stream  PCI-bus video product which
captures,  compresses and decompresses  video signals using a standard computer.
As with the Studio 400, the product incorporates the Company's "Studio" software
application. The suggested list price for the Studio DC10 is $229.

         Studio MP10. The Studio MP10 is a consumer  non-linear  editing system,
which uses MPEG1 compression technology.  It allows the user to load their video
on to a computer hard drive using an external  device to the PC and can capture,
compress and  decompress  video  signals using a standard  computer.  Since MPEG
compression  technology is used, the video output can be in the form of a CD-ROM
or it can be saved

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as a computer file and transmitted over the Internet.  As with the other Company
consumer products, the Studio MP10 also uses the "Studio" interface application.
The suggested list price for the Studio MP10 is $269.

         Studio  PCTV.  The Studio PCTV is targeted at the  consumer  market and
allows  users  to view a  television  programming  on  their  computer  monitor.
Throughout  fiscal  1999,  this  product was  primarily  sold into the  European
market,  but was re-introduced  into the North American market in July 1999. The
suggested list price is $99.

Technology

         The  Company is a  technological  leader in digital  video  processing,
which  includes  real time video  manipulation,  video capture and digital video
editing,  and storage.  The National  Academy of  Television  Arts and Sciences'
Outstanding  Technical  Achievement  EMMY  award has been  awarded  to  Pinnacle
Systems,  Inc. on three  occasions.  In 1990,  the Company  received an EMMY for
pioneering the concept of the video  workstation.  In 1994, the Company received
an EMMY for developing  technology  which allows real time mapping of live video
onto  animated  3D  surfaces  and,  in 1997,  the  Company  received an EMMY for
utilization  of real time video  manipulation  technology in non-linear  editing
applications. In addition, the technology that the Company acquired from Digital
Graphix and  Hewlett-Packard was awarded three Emmy's prior to their acquisition
by the Company.

         Many of the Company's  products share a common  internal  architecture.
This design approach allows the Company to leverage its research and development
expenditures  by utilizing  similar  hardware  and software  modules in multiple
products.  The Company's video  manipulation  architecture is fundamental to the
performance  and  capabilities  of the  Company's  products.  As a result of the
acquisition of Miro Computer  Products AG in August 1997,  the Company  acquired
video  capture  technology  which allows high quality live video and audio to be
captured and played back from a standard personal computer.  This technology was
further developed within Pinnacle, and further augmented with the acquisition of
Truevision in March 1999.

         All of the  Company's  products  use or work with a  standard  personal
computer for control of video manipulation  functions. In all products targeting
the broadcast market, the control microprocessor is embedded within the product.
The desktop and consumer  products are inserted into or connect  externally to a
personal  computer.  The use of industry standard  microprocessors  offers three
main advantages over  traditional  video  products:  lower software  development
costs due to the  availability of powerful  off-the-shelf  software  development
tools;  lower  product  manufacturing  costs  due to the low  costs of  standard
microprocessors;  and the  ability to  integrate  third party  software  such as
networking or 3D rendering software to provide additional functionality.

         Essentially  all real time  video  manipulation  must be  performed  on
uncompressed video data. Since uncompressed  digital video rates are too high to
be processed by a  microprocessor  in real time,  video  signals are  internally
distributed over a separate  high-speed  digital video bus ("DVB") and processed
using the Company's proprietary real time video manipulation hardware. The video
data on the DVB is processed in the standard digital component format that fully
complies with the highest digital component video standards of the International
Radio  Consultation  Committee,  an  organization  that  develops and  publishes
standards for international telecommunication systems.

         The  software in the  Company's  video  capture and video  manipulation
products is divided into two layers: the user interface application and the API.
The user  interface  application  is different  and has been  optimized for each
product family.  The API is, for the most part,  common to most of the Company's
products and  incorporates all the proprietary low level routines that allow the
Company's products to perform high quality, real time video manipulations.  This
software  architecture has three main advantages:  real time video  manipulation
algorithms  that are  complex and  difficult  to develop can be used in multiple
products; the user interface can be tailored to meet specific user requirements;
and applications can be quickly ported to the Company's products using the API.

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         The Company's  core  technical  expertise is in real time digital video
processing,  video  capture  technology,  real time software  algorithms,  video
input/output,  advanced user  interfaces  and software  control of  commercially
available camcorders and VCRs.

         Real Time Digital Video Processing. The Company has devoted significant
resources  to the  development  of  proprietary  technology  for real time video
processing,  including high-speed digital filters, image transformation buffers,
plane and perspective addressing, and non-linear image manipulation. The Company
has  patented  technology  related  to real  time  mapping  of live  video  onto
multiple,  complex,  animated 3D shapes and surfaces. This technology includes a
proprietary data compression  algorithm that compresses the address  information
and allows decompression of this data in real time.

         CODEC  Technology.  The Company has devoted  significant  resources  to
developing and acquiring hardware and software for real time video capture. This
technology   includes   audio/video   effect   synchronization    methodologies,
compression algorithms, drivers and software for real time playback from disks.

         Real Time Software Algorithms. The digital video manipulation functions
of the  Company's  products  use common  core  software  that  performs  complex
computations in real time under user control.  The Company has developed certain
algorithms that enable the high-speed  computation of multiple complex equations
which are required for real time video effects.

         Video  Input/Output.  The Company has  developed  technology  for video
input and output of composite  analog,  component  analog and component  digital
video data streams.  All of the Company's  products work with NTSC and PAL video
standards.  In  addition,  the  Company  has  developed  interfaces  to  support
input/output of video streams stored on computer disks.

         User  Interface  Design.  The Company has  extensive  experience in the
design of graphical  user  interfaces  for video control and  manipulation.  The
Company  uses   interactive,   menu-driven  user  interfaces  to  control  video
manipulation functions.

         Camcorder and VCR Control.  With the  acquisition of the  VideoDirector
product line from Gold Disk,  Inc. in June 1996, the Company  obtained  software
code which enables a computer to control most commercially  available camcorders
and VCRs.

         The  Company  has  historically  devoted a  significant  portion of its
resources  to  engineering  and  product  development  programs  and  expects to
continue to allocate  significant  resources to these efforts. In addition,  the
Company has  acquired  certain  products and  technologies  which have aided the
Company's ability to more rapidly develop and market new products. The Company's
future operating results will depend to a considerable  extent on its ability to
continually  develop,  acquire,  introduce and deliver new hardware and software
products that offer its customers  additional features and enhanced  performance
at competitive prices. 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 market  acceptance  or problems
associated  with  product  transitions  could  adversely  affect  the  Company's
business,  financial  condition  and results of  operations,  particularly  on a
quarterly basis.

         As of June 30, 1999,  the Company had 162 people engaged in engineering
and product  development.  The  Company's  engineering  and product  development
expenses  (excluding  purchased  in-process  research and development) in fiscal
1999,  1998 and 1997 were $16.1 million,  $11.7 million and $7.6,  respectively,
and represented 10.1%, 11.1% and 20.2%, respectively, of net sales.

Customers

         End users of the Company's  products  range from  individuals  to major
corporate  and  government  entities,  and to  video  production  and  broadcast
facilities  worldwide.  Broadcast  customers  include domestic and international
television and cable networks, local broadcasters and program creators.  Desktop
customers include corporations seeking to develop internal video post-production
capabilities,  professional

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videographers  including those who cover weddings and other special events,  and
small production houses serving cable and commercial video markets.

Marketing, Sales and Service

Marketing

         The Company's  marketing efforts are targeted at users of broadcast and
desktop post-production suites, and home video editing enthusiasts.  In order to
increase awareness of its products, the Company attends a number of trade shows,
the major ones being the National  Association of Broadcasters  ("NAB") show and
the  COMDEX  exhibition,  both  in the  United  States,  and  the  International
Broadcasters Convention ("IBC") show and the CEBIT show in Europe. Pinnacle also
uses targeted  direct mail  campaigns and  advertisements  in trade and computer
publications  for  most of its  product  lines  and also  participates  in joint
marketing activities with its OEM partners and other desktop video companies.

Sales

         The Company maintains a sales organization consisting of regional sales
managers in the United States, Europe and other international  territories.  The
Company currently has sales offices in 9 countries worldwide. The regional sales
managers are primarily responsible for supporting  independent dealers and value
added  resellers  (VARs) and making direct sales in geographic  regions  without
dealer  coverage.  They also service  customers who prefer to transact  directly
with the Company.

          The Company  sells its  broadcast  and  desktop  products to end users
through an established  domestic and international  network of independent video
product dealers and VARs in addition to direct sales.  The  independent  dealers
and VARs are selected  for their  ability to provide  effective  field sales and
technical  support  to the  Company's  customers.  Dealers  and VARs  carry  the
Company's  broadcast  and  desktop  products  as  demonstration   units,  advise
customers  on  system   configuration   and  installation  and  perform  ongoing
post-sales customer support.  The Company believes that many end users depend on
the  technical  support  offered  by these  dealers in making  product  purchase
decisions.   The  Company  continues  to  invest  resources  in  developing  and
supporting  its network of  independent  dealers and VARs.  These groups eagerly
promote the Company's products and considerably expand its market coverage.

         The Company  also sells and  distributes  its desktop  products to OEMs
that  incorporate the Company's  products into their video editing  products and
resell these  products to other  resellers and end users.  These OEMs  generally
purchase the Company's  products and are  responsible  for conducting  their own
marketing,  sales and support  activities.  The Company attempts to identify and
align  itself  with OEMs that are  market  share and  technology  leaders in the
Company's  target  markets.  In recent  years the Company has been  dependent on
sales of  Alladin  and Genie to Avid  Technologies,  Inc.  ("Avid,")  which is a
leading supplier of digital,  non-linear video and audio editing systems for the
professional  video  and  film  editing  market.  However,  sales  to  Avid as a
percentage  of total  Company  sales has  declined  during the last three years.
Sales to Avid  accounted  for  approximately  6.8% of net sales in fiscal  1999,
10.7% of net sales in fiscal 1998 and 26.4% of net sales in fiscal 1997.  Though
the  concentration  of the net  sales to a single  OEM  customer  has  decreased
substantially  during the last three  years,  it still  subjects  the Company to
risks,  in  particular  the  risk  that  its  operating  results  can  vary on a
quarter-to-quarter  basis as a result of variations in the ordering  patterns of
OEM customers.

         The  Company's  consumer or Studio  products  and certain  lower priced
desktop  products are sold  primarily  through the consumer  retail  channel via
large distributors, such as Ingram Micro Inc., and large computer and electronic
retailers in addition to direct telemarketing, mail order and over the Internet.
The consumer  retail  channel is  characterized  by long payment terms and sales
returns.  There can be no assurance that any particular  computer retailers will
continue to stock and sell the  Company's  consumer  products.  If a significant
number of computer  retailers were to  discontinue  selling those products or if
sales returns are higher than  anticipated,  the Company's results of operations
would be adversely  affected.  Sales into the

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consumer  retail  channel  entail  a  number  of  risks  including  the  limited
experience  of the  Company  in this  market,  inventory  obsolescence,  product
returns and potential price protection obligations.

         The Company's  acquisition  of Miro's  European sales  organization  in
August 1997,  significantly increased the Company's desktop and consumer channel
outside North America. The Company continues to expand this organization.  Sales
outside of North America represented approximately 60.8%, 57.6% and 39.7% of the
Company's net sales for fiscal 1999,  1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The Company
expects that sales  outside of the United  States will continue to account for a
significant portion of its net sales.

          The  Company  makes  foreign  currency   denominated   sales  in  many
countries,  especially  in  Europe,  exposing  itself to risks  associated  with
foreign  currency  fluctuations,  though this risk is partially hedged since all
local  selling  and  marketing  expenses  are also  denominated  in  those  same
currencies. 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,  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.

Service and Support

         The Company  believes that its ability to provide  customer service and
support is an important  element in the marketing of its products.  Its customer
service  and  support  operation  also  provides  the  Company  with a means  of
understanding customer requirements for future product enhancements. The Company
maintains an in-house repair facility and also provides  telephone access to its
technical  support staff.  The Company's  technical  support  engineers not only
provide assistance in diagnosing problems,  but also work closely with customers
to address system  integration  issues and to assist customers in increasing the
efficiency and productivity of their systems. The Company supports its customers
in Europe and Asia primarily through its international  sales offices,  European
logistic center and local dealers. The Company has recently expanded its service
network  through the  Hewlett-Packard  acquisition  in August 1999.  The Company
intends to expend additional  resources to meet the needs of its growing service
operation.  The  Company is also  planning  on offering  extended  warranty  and
service plans to its customers.

         The  Company  typically   warrants  its  products  against  defects  in
materials and workmanship  for varying periods  depending on the product and the
nature of the  purchaser.  The Company  believes its  warranties  are similar to
those  offered by other  video  production  equipment  suppliers.  To date,  the
Company has not encountered any significant product maintenance problems.

Competition

         The video  production  equipment  market is highly  competitive  and is
characterized  by  rapid  technological  change,  new  product  development  and
obsolescence, evolving industry standards and significant price erosion over the
life of a product.  Competition is fragmented with several hundred manufacturers
supplying  a  variety  of  products  to this  market.  The  Company  anticipates
increased  competition in the video  post-production  equipment market from both
existing  manufacturers  and new market entrants.  Increased  competition  could
result in price  reductions,  reduced  margins and loss of market share,  any of
which could  materially and adversely affect the Company's  business,  financial
condition and results of operations.  There can be no assurance that the Company
will be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors.

         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  principal  competitors in this market include
Accom,  Inc.,  Chyron  Corporation,  Leitch Technology  Corporation,  Matsushita
Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. ("Matsushita"), Quantel Ltd. (a division of Carlton
Communications

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Plc) SeaChange Corporation,  Sony Corporation ("Sony"), and Tektronix Inc., some
of whom have greater financial, technical, marketing, sales and customer support
resources, greater name recognition and larger installed customer bases than the
Company.  In addition,  some of these companies have  established  relationships
with  current and  potential  customers of the  Company.  Some of the  Company's
competitors also offer a wide variety of video equipment, including professional
video tape recorders,  video cameras and other related equipment. In some cases,
these  competitors may have a competitive  advantage based upon their ability to
bundle their equipment in certain large system sales.

         The  Company's  competition  in the desktop and consumer  markets comes
from a number of groups of video  companies such as traditional  video equipment
suppliers,  providers of desktop editing solutions,  video software  application
companies  and  others.   Suppliers  of  traditional  video  equipment  such  as
Matsushita  and Sony have the  financial  resources  and  technical  know-how to
develop  high  quality,  real time video  manipulation  products for the desktop
video market.  Suppliers of desktop video editing  systems or components such as
Avid, Matrox Electronics Systems, Ltd., Media100, Inc., have established desktop
video  distribution  channels,   experience  in  marketing  video  products  and
significant financial resources.

         The Company  believes that the consumer  video editing  market is still
emerging and as well the sources of competition.  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  may also  face
competition  from other  computer  companies  that lack  experience in the video
production  industry but that have  substantial  resources to acquire or develop
technology  and  products  for the  video  production  market.  There  can be no
assurance that any of these  companies will not enter into the video  production
market or that the Company could successfully compete against them if they did.

Manufacturing and Suppliers

         The  Company's  manufacturing  and  logistics  operations,  located  in
Mountain  View,  California  and  Braunschweig,  Germany,  consist  primarily of
testing printed circuit  assemblies,  final product assembly,  configuration and
testing,  quality assurance and shipping for the Company's broadcast and desktop
products.  Manufacturing  of the  Company's  consumer  and  desktop  products is
performed by  independent  subcontractors  from where products are often shipped
directly  to  the  distributor  or  retailer.  Each  of the  Company's  products
undergoes  quality  inspection and testing at the board level and final assembly
stage.  The Company manages its materials with a software system that integrates
purchasing, inventory control and cost accounting.

         The Company relies on independent subcontractors who manufacture to the
Company's   specifications   its  consumer   and  desktop   products  and  major
subassemblies used in the Company's  broadcast and other desktop products.  This
approach allows the Company to concentrate its manufacturing  resources on areas
where it believes it can add the most value,  such as product  testing and final
assembly,  and  reduces  the fixed  costs of owning and  operating  a full scale
manufacturing  facility. The Company has manufacturing  agreements with a number
of U.S.-based  subcontractors which include Pemstar, Flash Electronics and Sales
Link (formerly  PacLink),  for the manufacture of Company's consumer and desktop
products,  and with Streiff & Helmold  GmbH,  which is located in  Braunschweig,
Germany.  The Company's  reliance on subcontractors to manufacture  products and
major subassemblies involves a number of significant risks including the loss of
control  over the  manufacturing  process,  the  potential  absence of  adequate
capacity,  the  unavailability  of or interruptions in access to certain process
technologies and reduced control over delivery schedules,  manufacturing yields,
quality  and costs.  In the event  that any  significant  subcontractor  were to
become  unable or  unwilling  to  continue  to  manufacture  these  products  or
subassemblies in required volumes,  the Company's business,  financial condition
and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.

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         To  the   extent   possible,   the   Company   and  its   manufacturing
subcontractors  use  standard  parts  and  components  available  from  multiple
vendors.  However,  the Company and its subcontractors are dependent upon single
or limited source suppliers for a number of key components and parts used in its
products,  including  integrated  circuits  manufactured by Altera  Corporation,
AuraVision Corporation,  C-Cube Microsystems,  LSI Logic Corp., Maxim Integrated
Products, Inc., National Semiconductor Corporation,  Philips Electronics,  Inc.,
Raytheon  Corporation and Zoran Corporation,  boards and modules manufactured by
Adaptec,  Inc., and Sony, field programmable gate arrays  manufactured by Altera
Corporation,  serial  RAM memory  modules  manufactured  by  Hitachi,  Ltd.  and
software  applications  from Adobe. The Company's  manufacturing  subcontractors
generally  purchase  these  single or  limited  source  components  pursuant  to
purchase orders placed from time to time in the ordinary course of business,  do
not carry  significant  inventories  of these  components and have no guaranteed
supply arrangements with such suppliers.  In addition,  the availability of many
of these components to the Company's  manufacturing  subcontractors is dependent
in part on the Company's ability to provide its manufacturers, and their ability
to provide suppliers,  with accurate forecasts of its future  requirements.  The
Company  and its  manufacturing  subcontractors  endeavor  to  maintain  ongoing
communication with their suppliers to guard against interruptions in supply. The
Company and its subcontractors  have in the past experienced delays in receiving
adequate supplies of single source components.  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
results of  operations.  Any  extended  interruption  or reduction in the future
supply of any key components  currently obtained from a single or limited source
could have a significant  adverse  effect on the Company's  business,  financial
condition and results of operations in any given period.

         The Company's  broadcast and desktop  customers  generally  order on an
as-needed  basis.  The Company  typically  ships its products  within 30 days of
receipt  of an order,  depending  on  customer  requirements,  although  certain
customers,  including  OEMs, may place  substantial  orders with the expectation
that shipments  will be staged over several  months.  A substantial  majority of
product  shipments in a period  relate to orders  received in that  period,  and
accordingly,  the Company  generally  operates with a limited backlog of orders.
The absence of a significant historical backlog means that quarterly results are
difficult to predict and delays in product  delivery and in the closing of sales
near the end of a quarter can cause quarterly revenues to fall below anticipated
levels.  In  addition,   customers  may  cancel  or  reschedule  orders  without
significant  penalty and the prices of products may be adjusted between the time
the purchase order is booked into backlog and the time the product is shipped to
the  customer.  As a result of these  factors,  the  Company  believes  that the
backlog of orders as of any particular date is not necessarily indicative of the
Company's actual sales for any future period.

Proprietary Rights and Licenses

         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 a
number of United States patents  covering  certain aspects of its  technologies.
Although  the  Company  intends  to pursue a policy  of  obtaining  patents  for
appropriate  inventions,  the Company  believes that the success of its business
will  depend  primarily  on  the  innovative  skills,  technical  expertise  and
marketing abilities of its personnel, rather than upon the ownership of patents.
Certain technology used in the Company's products is licensed from third parties
on a  royalty-bearing  basis.  Such royalties to date have not been, and are not
expected  to be,  material.  Generally,  such  agreements  grant to the  Company
nonexclusive,  worldwide  rights  with  respect to the  subject  technology  and
terminate only upon a material breach by the Company.

         In the course of its business,  the Company may receive and in the past
has received  communications  asserting  that the  Company's  products  infringe
patents or other  intellectual  property rights of third parties.

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The Company's policy is to investigate the factual basis of such  communications
and to  negotiate  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.

         There  has  been  substantial  industry  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  a  diversion  of
management's  attention,  either of which could have material  adverse effect on
the Company's business,  financial condition and results of operations.  Adverse
determinations  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.

Employees

         As of June 30, 1999, the Company had 460 full-time employees, including
162  engaged  in  engineering  and  product   development   activities,   75  in
manufacturing   and   operations,   186  in  marketing   and  sales  and  37  in
administration  and finance.  The Company  believes that its future success will
depend,  in part,  on its  continuing  ability to attract,  retain and  motivate
qualified technical,  marketing and managerial personnel.  None of the Company's
employees is  represented  by a  collective  bargaining  agreement,  nor has the
Company  experienced  work  stoppages.  In  Germany,  certain  of the  Company's
employees are represented by statutory worker councils, which are representative
bodies to which employees appoint  representatives.  In general, the employer is
required to seek the approval  and/or advice of the worker council before making
certain  significant  decisions  affecting the  employees and the business.  The
Company believes that its relations with its employees are good.

Executive Officers

<TABLE>
         The  executive  officers of the Company and their ages as of  September
17, 1999 are as follows:

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Mark L. Sanders ..............................  56          President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Ajay Chopra ..................................  42          Chairman of the Board, Vice President, General Manager, Desktop Products

Arthur D. Chadwick ...........................  42          Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Georg Blinn ..................................  51          Vice President, General Manager, Pinnacle Systems GmbH

Patrick Burns ................................  52          Vice President, Broadcast and Professional Sales, Americas and Japan

Tavy A. Hughes ...............................  44          Vice President, Operations

William Loesch ...............................  45          Vice President, General Manager, Consumer Products

Robert Wilson ................................  45          Vice President, General Manager, Broadcast Products

James E. Dunn ................................  54          Vice President, Business and Consumer Marketing and Sales, Americas
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         There is no family  relationship  between  any  director  or  executive
officer of the Company.

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         Mr.  Sanders has served as  President,  Chief  Executive  Officer and a
director of the Company since January 1990.  From 1988 to 1990,  Mr. Sanders was
an independent business consultant.  Prior to that time, Mr. Sanders served in a
variety of management  positions,  most  recently as Vice  President and General
Manager of the Recording Systems Division of Ampex Incorporated,  a manufacturer
of video broadcast equipment.

         Mr.  Chopra,  a founder of the  Company,  has served as Chairman of the
Board of  Directors  since  January  1990,  and has served as a director  of the
Company  since  its  inception  in May  1986.  Mr.  Chopra  has  served  as Vice
President,  General  Manager,  Desktop  Products since April 1997. He previously
served as Chief Technology  Officer from June 1996 to April 1997, Vice President
of Engineering from January 1990 to June 1996, and President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company from its inception to January 1990.

         Mr. Chadwick has served as Vice President,  Finance and  Administration
and Chief  Financial  Officer of the Company since  January 1989.  From February
1987 to January 1989 he served as Plant Manager for the Philippines  facility of
Gould  Semiconductor,  a semiconductor  company and as Corporate Controller from
February 1984 to February 1987.

         Mr.  Blinn has  served as Vice  President,  General  Manager,  Pinnacle
Systems GmbH since August 1997. Prior to joining the Company,  Mr. Blinn was the
Chief  Financial  Officer of Miro AG, a provider of video  capture  cards,  from
December 1996 to August 1997.  From January 1993 to December 1996, Mr. Blinn was
an  independent  business  consultant.  From January 1987 to December  1992, Mr.
Blinn  served as a General  Manager of Hitachi  Data  Systems  GmbH, a mainframe
computer distributor.

         Mr.  Burns has served as Vice  President,  Broadcast  and  Professional
Sales,  the Americas and Japan since April 1999. He served as Vice  President of
Corporate  Marketing  from  February  1998 until March  1999.  He served as Vice
President of North American  Sales and Corporate  Marketing of the Company since
December 1996. From March 1996 to November 1996, Mr. Burns served as a marketing
and strategy  consultant to software  developers in the film and video  markets.
From  April 1995 to  February  1996,  he served as Vice  President  and  General
Manager of Video and Graphics products at Radius, Inc., a graphics company. From
May 1994 to April 1995, Mr. Burns served as Vice  President and General  Manager
of Chyron's West Coast operations. From April 1993 to May 1994, Mr. Burns served
as  Director  of  International  Marketing  for  VeriFone,   Inc.,  a  financial
transaction company. From November 1991 through January 1993, Mr. Burns was Vice
President of Macrovision, Inc., a video encryption company.

         Ms. Hughes has served as Vice President,  Operations  since July, 1998,
as Vice President,  Manufacturing of the Company since January 1995, Director of
Manufacturing  from April 1994 to January 1995 and a Manager from September 1993
until April 1994.  From July 1991 to September  1993,  Ms.  Hughes  served as an
independent  business  consultant.  From 1985 to June 1991, Ms. Hughes served as
Manufacturing  Manager of Alta Group,  Inc.,  a  manufacturer  of digital  video
post-production equipment.

         Mr.  Loesch has served as Vice  President,  General  Manager,  Consumer
Products  since April 1997.  Prior to that Mr. Loesch served as Vice  President,
New Business  Development of the Company from May 1994 to April 1997.  From July
1993 to May 1994, Mr. Loesch served as an independent business consultant.  From
June 1990 to November  1992,  Mr. Loesch  co-founded  and served as President of
SHOgraphics  Inc., a 3D graphics systems  company,  and from November 1992 until
July 1993 served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer.

         Mr. Wilson has served as Vice President, Broadcast Products since April
1997.  From May  1994 to  April  1997,  Mr.  Wilson  served  as  Executive  Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial officer of Accom, Inc., a
video company. From March 1991 to April 1994, Mr. Wilson served as President and
Chief  Executive  Officer of The Grass Valley Group (a  subsidiary of Tektronix,
Inc.), which provides video systems to the high-end production,  post-production
and broadcast market.

         Mr. Dunn has served as Vice President,  Business and Consumer Marketing
and Sales,  Americas,  since August 1999. From August 1996 to May 1999, Mr. Dunn
served as Chief  Operating  Officer  of the  Automotive  Performance  Group,  an
automotive  aftermarket  marketing and distribution  company. From April 1988 to
February  1996,  Mr. Dunn served as the  Director  of  Business  and  Government
Marketing for Apple Computer, Inc., a computer manufacturer.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

         The Company's principal  administrative,  marketing,  manufacturing and
product  development  facility is located in  Mountain  View,  California.  This
facility  occupies  approximately  106,000 square feet pursuant to a lease which
commenced  August 15,  1996 and which will  terminate  December  31,  2003.  The
Company  also  leases   approximately   26,000   square  feet  of   engineering,
administrative,  logistics and marketing  space in  Braunschweig,  Germany.  The
Braunschweig lease expires in April 2004.

         In addition, the Company occupies sales and customer support facilities
in Uxbridge, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany;  Singapore; Tokyo, Japan; Beijing,
China; Taipei, Taiwan; Nijmegen, Netherlands; Paris, France; and Upplands Vasby,
Sweden.  The Company  has six  engineering  and  development  sites,  one at the
corporate   headquarters  in  Mountain  View,   California  plus  facilities  in
Indianapolis,  Indiana; Gainesville, Florida; Paramus, New Jersey; Grass Valley,
California and Braunschweig, Germany.


ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

         Not Applicable.


ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

         Not Applicable.


                                     PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS


         Pinnacle  Systems made its initial public offering on November 8, 1994.
Its Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq  National Market under the symbol PCLE.
The  following  table sets forth for the fiscal  periods  indicated the range of
high and low sales  prices  per share of the  common  stock as  reported  on the
Nasdaq National Market.

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           High           Low
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     First Quarter ...............................        19.125          9.282
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Second Quarter ..............................        19.125          9.500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Third Quarter ...............................        23.625         16.094
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Fourth Quarter ..............................        33.875         20.250
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     First Quarter ...............................        15.875          8.563
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Second Quarter ..............................        16.750         10.000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Third Quarter ...............................        18.938         10.000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Fourth Quarter ..............................        21.750         13.000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         As of September 15, 1999, there were  approximately 297 stockholders of
record of the common stock.

         On April 15, 1999, the Company  announced a two-for-one  stock split of
the  Company's  common  shares.  This  was  paid  in the  form  of a 100%  stock
distribution  on June  4,  1999  to  stockholders  of  record  on

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May 14,  1999.  Accordingly,  all  share and per  share  data for prior  periods
presented have been restated to reflect the stock split.

         The Company has never paid cash  dividends  on its capital  stock.  The
Company currently expects that it will retain its future earnings for use in the
operation  and  expansion of its business  and does not  anticipate  paying cash
dividends in the foreseeable future.


ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

         The following tables set forth selected consolidated financial data for
each of the years in the five-year  period ended June 30, 1999. The consolidated
statements  of  operations  data and  balance  sheet data are  derived  from the
consolidated financial statements of Pinnacle Systems Inc. and its subsidiaries,
which have been audited by KPMG LLP, independent  auditors.  The results for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1999 are not  necessarily  indicative  of the results
for any future period. The selected consolidated  financial data set forth below
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated  financial  statements as of
June 30,  1999 and June 30,  1998 and for each of the  years in the  three  year
period ended June 30, 1999 and notes  thereto set forth on Pages F-1 to F-24 and
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operation."

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(In thousands, except per share data)                                              FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                                    1999          1998          1997           1996         1995
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                               <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:

Net sales                                                         $ 159,098     $ 105,296     $  37,482     $  46,151     $  22,193
Cost of sales                                                        74,022        48,715        23,997        23,854        11,291
                                                                  ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

          Gross profit                                               85,076        56,581        13,485        22,297        10,902
                                                                  ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

Operating expenses:
      Engineering and product development                            16,137        11,652         7,579         5,140         2,405
      Sales and marketing                                            41,160        29,301        12,667         8,907         5,340
      General and administrative                                      6,840         5,342         3,702         2,186         1,088
      In process research and development                             6,579        16,960         4,894         3,991          --
                                                                  ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

          Total operating expenses                                   70,716        63,255        28,842        20,224         8,833
                                                                  ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

          Operating income (loss)                                    14,360        (6,674)      (15,357)        2,073         2,069

Interest income, net                                                  4,742         3,139         2,867         3,345           738
                                                                  ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

          Income (loss) before income taxes                          19,102        (3,535)      (12,490)        5,418         2,807

Income tax expense                                                     (666)       (2,685)       (2,445)       (1,734)         (567)
                                                                  ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

      Net income (loss)                                           $  18,436     $  (6,220)    $ (14,935)    $   3,684     $   2,240
                                                                  =========     =========     =========     =========     =========

Net income (loss) per share
      Basic                                                       $    0.86     $   (0.35)    $   (1.01)    $    0.26     $    0.26
                                                                  =========     =========     =========     =========     =========
      Diluted                                                     $    0.79     $   (0.35)    $   (1.01)    $    0.24     $    0.21
                                                                  =========     =========     =========     =========     =========

Shares used to compute net income (loss) per share
      Basic                                                          21,390        17,814        14,804        14,316         8,532
                                                                  =========     =========     =========     =========     =========
      Diluted                                                        23,483        17,814        14,804        15,606        10,440
                                                                  =========     =========     =========     =========     =========

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



(In thousands)                                                                                JUNE 30,
                                                                    1999          1998          1997           1996         1995
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA:

Working capital                                                   $ 120,325     $ 100,496     $  57,662     $  72,337     $  26,588
Total assets                                                        196,469       132,937        70,007        84,561        32,724
Long-term debt                                                         --             163           475          --            --
Retained earnings (deficit)                                            (389)      (18,825)      (12,605)        2,330        (1,354)
Shareholders' equity                                                166,259       114,392        62,711        80,198        27,743
</TABLE>


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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
        OF OPERATIONS

Certain Forward-Looking Information

         Certain  statements in this  Management's  Discussion  and Analysis and
elsewhere  in this  Annual  Report on Form 10-K 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"

Overview

         The  Company   designs,   manufactures,   markets  and  supports  video
post-production tools for high quality real time video processing. The Company's
products are used to capture, compress and store and edit video and to perform a
variety of video  manipulation  functions,  including  the  addition  of special
effects,  graphics and titles to multiple streams of live or previously recorded
video  material.  Pinnacle's  strategy is to leverage  its  existing  market and
technological  position to continue to provide  innovative,  real time, computer
based  solutions  for three  video post  production  markets  which the  Company
characterizes as the broadcast, desktop and the consumer video markets. Pinnacle
distributes  and sells its  products  to end users  through the  combination  of
independent  domestic  and  international  dealers  and  value  added  resellers
("VARs"),  retail  distributors,  OEMs and, to a lesser  extent,  a direct sales
force. Sales to dealers, VARs, distributors and OEMs are generally at a discount
to the  published  list prices.  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.  Generally,  products sold to OEMs are  integrated by them into editing
systems sold to their customers.

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. Currently, DVExtreme, Lightning,
Deko,  AlladinPRO  and Thunder and Media stream  servers  comprise the Company's
suite of high performance real time products designed for on-air,  broadcast and
high-end, post-production applications.

         In  June  1997,  the  Company  commenced   shipment  of  DVExtreme  and
Lightning,  two  Windows  NT-based  products  designed  to address  the  markets
previously addressed by Prizm and Flashfile respectively,  the primary broadcast
products sold throughout  fiscal 1997. In April 1997, the Company  completed the
acquisition  of the Deko  titling and  character  generation  product  line from
Digital Graphix,  Inc. ("Deko  Acquisition").  Currently the Company sells three
products in the Deko line,  FXDeko,  TypeDeko  and  WriteDeko,  and has recently
announced the release of six  additional  products  including  FXDekoHD,  a high
definition character and graphics generator.  In fiscal 1998,  substantially all
of the  broadcast  revenue  came from the sale of DVEtreme,  Lightning  and Deko
products.  In June  1998,  the  Company  commenced  shipment  of  AlladinPRO;  a
high-performance Windows NT based digital video effects system designed for live
and on-line  applications.  In September 1998, the Company commenced shipment of
FXDeko;  a new high  performance  Windows  NT-based  product  that  combines the
feature set of Deko with real time digital effect technology.  In June 1999, the
Company introduced  Thunder,  the Company's first  multi-channel video and audio
clip server and iThunder, a real time video server for Internet broadcasting. In
August 1999, the Company  completed the  acquisition of certain of the assets of
the  Hewlett-Packard  Company  including the Media Stream server  family.  Media
Stream  compliments the Thunder family in providing a complete line of broadcast
quality video

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server solutions. The broadcast market accounted for approximately 16.9%, 24.2%,
and  25.4% of net  sales  in the  years  ended  June 30,  1999,  1998 and  1997,
respectively.

Desktop Market

         The  Company's  desktop  products  are designed to provide high quality
video  capture,   compression/decompression,   editing,   and  real  time  video
manipulation capabilities for computer based video post-production systems. They
are  generally  offered at  significantly  lower price  points than  traditional
editing suites and are integrated  into the computer by a value-added  reseller,
an OEM, or the end user.  The Company's  first desktop  product was the Alladin,
which commenced  shipment in June 1994. The Company expanded its desktop product
line with the  introduction  of Genie in June 1996. In August 1997,  the Company
acquired the miroVIDEO  desktop product lines and during fiscal 1998 the Company
introduced additional new desktop products.  The Company has two general classes
of desktop products:  digital video effects products,  which include the Alladin
and Genie families,  and video capture and editing  products,  which include the
ReelTime, ReelTime Nitro, miroVIDEO DC30, miroVIDEO DC50 and miroVIDEO DV300/200
families.  In September 1998, the Company  commenced  shipment of ReelTime Nitro
which combines the video capture and editing  capabilities  of ReelTime with the
digital  video  effects  capabilities  of  Genie.  In March  1999,  the  Company
completed its  acquisition  of  Truevision,  Inc. and added  Truevision's  TARGA
branded  products to its  catalog.  In April 1999,  the Company  began  shipping
DV200,  its new low-cost  DV-based video capture and editing  solution.  In June
1999, the Company began shipping DC1000, a new dual stream MPEG2 editing product
and  a  companion  DVD  authoring  option.  The  desktop  market  accounted  for
approximately 56.5%, 57.5% and 59.8% of net sales in the fiscal years ended June
30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

Consumer Market

         The  Company's   consumer   products  provide  complete  video  editing
solutions  that allow  consumers to edit their home videos using their  personal
computer,  camcorder  and VCR. 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. In June 1998 the Company
commenced shipment of Studio 400, which expands the capabilities of and replaces
VideoDirector  Studio 200. In November 1998, the Company  commenced  shipment of
Studio DC10 Plus. In March 1999, the Company commenced  shipment of Studio MP10,
the  company's  third  product  in the Studio  line.  As of June 30,  1999,  the
Company's  consumer  product line included Studio 400, Studio DC10,  Studio MP10
and Studio PCTV.  Consumer products are distributed direct to retail outlets and
through  retail  distributors  such as Ingram  Micro.  The  Company  also  sells
directly to end-users by accepting orders via the telephone and Internet.  Price
points of consumer  products are lower than the Company's  broadcast and desktop
products and consumer products are marketed as computer peripheral products. The
consumer market accounted for approximately  26.6%, 18.3% and 14.8% of net sales
in the fiscal years ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

Acquisitions

         To further Pinnacle's strategy of providing an expanded line of easy to
use  computer  based  video  production  products,  in August  1997 the  Company
acquired the miro Digital Video  Products  Group (the "Miro  Acquisition")  from
miro  Computer  Products  AG  ("Miro").  In the Miro  Acquisition,  the  Company
acquired the miroVIDEO product line,  certain  technology and other assets.  The
Company paid $15.2 million in cash in October  1997,  issued  407,130  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 related to the  acquisition in the year ended June
30, 1998. The

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terms of the Miro  Acquisition  also included an earnout  provision  pursuant to
which Miro received additional consideration based on sales and operating profit
targets. On September 1, 1998, the Company issued 615,068 shares of Common Stock
in  consideration  of such  earnout  payment  which was recorded as goodwill and
amortized over nine years beginning September 1, 1998.

         On March 12,  1999,  the Company  acquired all the  outstanding  common
stock of Truevision, Inc. , a supplier of digital video products ("Truevision").
In connection  with the  acquisition,  Pinnacle  issued 824,206 shares of common
stock  valued at $11.5  million.  In  addition,  Pinnacle  issued to  Truevision
employees and directors  139,678  options,  valued at $0.7 million,  to purchase
common stock at an exercise  price of $11.98.  The Company  also assumed  53,836
warrants  valued at $0.1  million.  The Company  incurred  acquisition  costs of
approximately  $0.5 million for a total  purchase  price of $12.8  million.  The
acquisition   was  accounted  for  under  the  purchase  method  of  accounting.
Accordingly,  the results of operations of Truevision,  Inc. and the fair market
value of the acquired assets and assumed  liabilities  have been included in the
financial statements of the Company since March 12, 1999.

         In March, 1999, the Company acquired Shoreline Studios, Inc., a leading
provider  of  innovative   real-time  3D  graphics  software  for  use  in  live
broadcasts,  in a transaction intended to strengthen  Pinnacle's position in the
broadcast graphics market.  The total purchase price of the acquisition  totaled
$0.8 million of which  approximately  $0.5 million was paid in the quarter ended
March 31, 1999. The balance is expected to be paid during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2000.

         On June 30, 1999, the Company announced that it had signed a definitive
agreement to purchase certain assets of the Video Communications Division of the
Hewlett-Packard  Company  ("HP").  Under  the terms of the  agreement,  Pinnacle
Systems   would  acquire   substantially   all  of  the  assets  of  HP's  Video
Communications  Division,  including key technologies and intellectual property,
the Media  Stream  family  of  products  and  selected  assets,  as well as most
managers and employees.  On August 2, 1999, the Company  completed the purchase.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement,  the Company paid HP approximately $12.6
million in cash and issued 773,172  shares of Pinnacle's  common stock valued at
approximately  $19.5 million.  Pursuant to a stock  restriction and registration
rights agreement included in the definitive  agreement,  Pinnacle filed with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission a  registration  statement on Form S-3 with
respect  to  one-half  of the  Pinnacle  Shares  issued to HP. HP has  agreed to
certain  restrictions  with respect to the  disposition of the remainder of such
shares.

         The  Company  will  account  for  the  HP  acquisition  as a  purchase.
Accordingly, the results of operations and the fair market value of the acquired
assets and assumed  liabilities will be included in the financial  statements of
the  Company as of August 2, 1999.  The  Company  estimates  that it will assume
liabilities  of  approximately  $3.0 million and expects to incur  approximately
$0.5 million in expenses associated with executing the transaction.  The Company
is currently in the process of valuing amounts to be allocated to  indentifiable
intangible  assets and  acquired  in-process  research  and  development.  These
valuations are being  performed by an independent  appraiser  using  established
valuation  techniques.  Charges for  in-process  research  and  development  and
amortization  of  intangibles  and  goodwill  will be included in the  Company's
statement of operations  for the quarter  ending  September  30, 1999.  Goodwill
represents  the amount by which the cost of acquired net assets exceeds the fair
value of the net assets acquired on the date of purchase.

Foreign Exchange

         The  Company  transacts  business  in various  foreign  currencies  but
primarily in those of Germany,  France and the United Kingdom. During the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1999, the Company  experienced  significant  fluctuations in
the  exchange  rate  of  the  German  mark.  These  fluctuations  resulted  in a
translation adjustment loss of approximately $2.0 million at June 30, 1999. This
amount is included in Shareholder's  equity as accumulated  other  comprehensive
loss.

Results of Operations

         The  following  table sets forth,  for the periods  indicated,  certain
consolidated statement of operations data as a percentage of net sales:

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- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Fiscal Year Ended June 30,
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                   1999       1998       1997
                                                   -----      -----      -----

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net sales                                          100.0%     100.0%     100.0%
Cost of sales                                       46.5       46.3       64.0
                                                   -----      -----      -----
     Gross profit                                   53.5       53.7       36.0
Operating expenses:
     Engineering and product development            10.1       11.1       20.2
     Sales and marketing                            25.9       27.8       33.8
     General and administrative                      4.3        5.1        9.9
     In process research and development             4.1       16.1       13.1
                                                   -----      -----      -----
         Total operating expenses                   44.4       60.1       77.0
                                                   -----      -----      -----
         Operating income (loss)                     9.1       (6.4)     (41.0)
Interest income, net                                 3.0        3.0        7.7
                                                   -----      -----      -----
     Income (loss) before income taxes              12.1       (3.4)     (33.3)
Income tax expense                                  (0.4)      (2.5)      (6.5)
                                                   -----      -----      -----
     Net income (loss)                              11.7%      (5.9)%    (39.8)%
                                                   =====      =====      =====

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<TABLE>
Comparison of sales by business group for the years ended June 30,

<CAPTION>
                                                                              '99 - '98        '98 - '97
Group             1999                1998                1997                % Change         % Change
- -----             ----                ----                ----                --------         --------
<S>             <C>                 <C>                 <C>                   <C>                <C>
Broadcast       $ 26,917            $ 25,521            $  9,520                 5.5%            168.1%
Desktop           89,798              60,335              22,414                48.8%            169.2%
Consumer          42,383              19,440               5,548               118.0%            250.4%
                --------            --------            --------
                $159,098            $105,296            $ 37,482                51.1%            180.9%
                ========            ========            ========
</TABLE>


         Net Sales.  The Company's net sales increase 51.1% to $159.1 million in
fiscal 1999 from  $105.3  million in fiscal  1998.  The  increase  is  primarily
attributable to increases in desktop and consumer product sales. Broadcast sales
increased  slightly  and were  augmented  by the  release of Thunder and FXDeko.
Desktop sales in fiscal 1999 increased  48.8% over fiscal 1998.  This was driven
primarily by increased sales from existing  products  including the DC30,  DC50,
Reeltime  and DV300 in addition  to sales  generated  from new product  releases
notably the DC1000.  Desktop  sales also  increased  due to the  acquisition  of
Truevision  in March  1999  which  added the TARGA and  Ready-to-Edit  products.
Consumer  sales  increased  118.0% due to a full year of sales of the Studio 400
which was  released at the end of fiscal 1998.  Consumer  sales also grew due to
increased sales of PCTV and the introduction of Studio DC10 and Studio MP10.

         International Sales (sales outside of North America) were approximately
60.8%  and  57.6%  of  the   Company's  net  sales  in  fiscal  1999  and  1998,
respectively.  The  increase in fiscal  1999 was  primarily  attributable  to an
increase  in European  sales of consumer  products.  The  Company  expects  that
international  sales will continue to represent a significant portion of its net
sales.

         Gross Profit.  Cost of revenues consists  primarily of costs associated
with the procurement of components; tooling, assembly, testing, and distribution
of finished products; warehousing;  warranty and service costs; product reworks,
provisions  for  inventory  obsolescence  and  shrinkage,   and  royalties.  The
resulting  gross  profit  fluctuates  based  on  factors  such as  product  mix,
licensing  fees or  royalties  paid to third

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parties,  the  offering of product  upgrades,  price  discounts  and other sales
promotion  programs,  and the  distribution  channels through which products are
sold.  Gross profit as a  percentage  of net sales was 53.5% and 53.7% in fiscal
1999 and 1998,  respectively.  Gross  margins  were  aided in  fiscal  1999 by a
favorable  product  mix.  However,  the Company has  experienced  and expects to
continue to experience pricing pressures on its products as the industry matures
and competition increases.

         Engineering   and   Product   Development.   Engineering   and  product
development  expenses increased 38.5% to $16.1 million for the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1999 from $11.7  million  during fiscal 1998. As a percentage of sales,
engineering and product  development  expenses  decreased to 10.1% in the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1999 from 11.1% in fiscal  1999.  Management  believes  that
investment  in  research  and  development  is crucial to its future  growth and
position  in  the  industry.   The  Company  expects  to  continue  to  allocate
significant resources to engineering and product development efforts in Mountain
View and Grass Valley,  California;  Paramus, New Jersey;  Gainsville,  Florida;
Braunschweig, Germany; and Indianapolis, Indiana.

         Sales and Marketing.  Sales and marketing expenses include compensation
and benefits for sales and marketing personnel,  commissions paid to independent
sales  representatives,  trade  shows,  cooperative  marketing  and  advertising
expenses and  professional  fees for  marketing  services.  Sales and  marketing
expenses  increased by 40.5% to $41.2  million in fiscal 1999 from $29.3 million
in fiscal 1998. The increase in sales and marketing expenses was attributable to
promotional  costs for the  introduction  of several new  desktop  and  consumer
products in addition to the release of Thunder in June 1999. Sales and marketing
expenses  as a  percentage  of net sales were 25.9% and 27.8% in fiscal 1999 and
1998,   respectively.   The  decrease  reflects  a  growth  in  sales  exceeding
incremental sales and marketing expenditures.

         General  and  Administrative.   General  and  administrative   expenses
increased  by 28.0% to $6.8  million in fiscal 1999  compared to $5.3 million in
fiscal  1998.  This  increase in the June 99 fiscal  year,  is partly due to the
inclusion of a full twelve months of expenses from the German  operations  which
were acquired from Miro in August 1997. Additional increases were related to the
Company's overall growth. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of
net sales were 4.3% and 5.1%, respectively.

         In-Process  Research  and  Development.  During the year ended June 30,
1999,  the Company  recorded an in-process  research and  development  charge of
approximately  $6.6 million  mostly  related to the  acquistion  of  Truevision.
During the year ended June 30, 1998, the Company recorded an in-process research
and  development  charge of  approximately  $17.0  million  related  to the Miro
Acquisition.

         The amounts to acquired in-process research and development, were based
on results of an independent appraisal using established valuation techniques in
the  high-technology  industry.  The portion of the purchase price  allocated to
in-process research and development  represents  development  projects that have
not yet reached  technological  feasibility and have no alternative  future use.
Technological  feasibility  was  determined  based on: (i) an  evaluation of the
product's  status in the  development  process with respect to  utilization  and
contribution of the individual products as of the date of valuation and (ii) the
expected dates in which the products would be commercialized.  It was determined
that  technologically  feasibility was achieved when a product is at beta stage.
The  value  assigned  to  purchased  in-process  research  and  development  was
determined by estimating the costs to develop the purchased  in-process research
and development into commercially viable products;  estimating the resulting net
cash flows from such projects;  and  discounting  the net cash flows back to the
time of acquisition using a risk-adjusted  discount rate.  Discount rates of 35%
and 43% were used for the Truevision and Miro valuations respectively.

         Interest  Income  Net.  Net  interest  income  increased  51.1% to $4.7
million in fiscal 1999 from $3.1 million in fiscal 1998. The increase was due to
an increase in cash and marketable securities due primarily to the completion of
a public offering in November 1997. Thus,  fiscal 1999 includes one full year of
interest income from these proceeds.

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         Income Tax Expense. The Company recorded provisions for income taxes of
$0.7  million  and $2.7  million  for the  fiscal  years  ended  1999 and  1998,
respectively.  The  provision  for income taxes as a percentage of pretax income
was 3.5% and 75.6%  respectively.  The tax rate in fiscal 1999 was significantly
lower than the rate in fiscal 1998 mainly due to the  reduction of the Company's
valuation allowance as management determined that it was likely that the Company
would  realize a portion of its deferred tax asset.  The tax rate in fiscal 1998
reflects the exclusion of non-deductible expenses related to acquisitions.

         As  of  June  30,   1998,   the  Company  has  federal   research   and
experimentation and alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards of $0.7 million
which expire  between  2012 and 2014,  and state  research  and  experimentation
credit carryforwards of $0.6 million which have no expiration provision.

Comparison of Years Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997

         Net Sales.  The Company's net sales were $105.3  million in fiscal 1998
compared to $37.5 million in fiscal 1997.  The increase was  attributable  to an
increase in sales of all three product groups: broadcast,  desktop and consumer.
The increase in consumer sales  resulted from sales of products  acquired in the
Miro Acquisition and sales of the VideoDirector Studio 200 and Studio 400, which
commenced  shipment in March 1997 and June 1998,  respectively.  Broadcast sales
increased as a result of increasing sales of DVExtreme and Lightning, which were
first  shipped  in June  1997,  Deko,  which was  acquired  in April  1997,  and
AlladinPRO which commenced shipment in June 1998,  partially offset by a decline
in sales  of  Prizm  and  FlashFile.  Desktop  sales  increased  as a result  of
miroVideo  DC30 sales,  which was acquired  from Miro in August  1997,  sales of
DV300  which  commenced  shipment  in February  1998,  sales of  ReelTime  which
commenced  shipment in March 1998, and sales of miroVIDEO  DC50 which  commenced
shipment in June 1998. Sales outside of North America were  approximately  57.6%
and 39.7% of the Company's net sales in fiscal 1998 and 1997, respectively.  The
increase  in sales  outside  of  North  America  in  fiscal  1998 was  primarily
attributable  to  sales of  miroVideo  products  in  Europe  following  the Miro
Acquisition.

          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 53.7%
and 36.0% in fiscal 1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The  increase in gross profit
percentage is due  primarily to a significant  charge to cost of sales in fiscal
1997 totaling $4.0 million relating to inventory write downs.

         Engineering   and   Product   Development.   Engineering   and  product
development  expenses  increased  by 53.9% to $11.7  million in fiscal 1998 from
$7.6  million  in fiscal  1997.  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  established  in  connection  with  the  Miro
Acquisition. Engineering and product development expenses as a percentage of net
sales were 11.1% and 20.2% in fiscal 1998 and 1997, respectively.

         Sales and Marketing.  Sales and marketing expenses include compensation
and benefits for sales and marketing personnel,  commissions paid to independent
sales  representatives,   trade  show,  cooperative  marketing  and  advertising
expenses and  professional  fees for  marketing  services.  Sales and  marketing
expenses  increased by 130.7% to $29.3 million in fiscal 1998 from $12.7 million
in fiscal 1997.  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  27.8%  and  33.8%  in  fiscal  1998  and  1997,
respectively.

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         General  and  Administrative.   General  and  administrative   expenses
increased  by 43.2% to $5.3  million in fiscal 1998  compared to $3.7 million in
fiscal 1997.  General and  administrative  expenses as a percentage of net sales
were  5.1% and  9.9%,  respectively.  Included  in  general  and  administrative
expenses in fiscal 1998 were $465,000 of  non-recurring  spending related to the
acquisition of the Miro group.  Included in general and administrative  expenses
in fiscal  1997 were  $315,000  of  non-recurring  spending  related to the Deko
Acquisition  and  approximately  $500,000  relating to the disposal of leasehold
improvements and other capital equipment, moving costs and rent overlap incurred
as a result of the move to the Company's facility in Mountain View, California.

         In Process  Research  and  Development.  During the year ended June 30,
1998,  the Company  recorded an in process  research and  development  charge of
approximately  $17.0 million relating to the Miro  Acquisition.  During the year
ended June 30, 1997, the Company recorded an in process research and development
charge of approximately $4.9 million relating to the Deko Acquistion.

         Interest Income Net. Net interest income increased 6.9% to $3.1 million
in fiscal 1998 from $2.9  million in fiscal  1997.  The  increase  was due to an
increase in cash and marketable  securities due primarily to the completion of a
public offering in November 1997.

         Income Tax Expense. The Company recorded provisions for income taxes of
$2.7  million  and $2.4  million  for the  fiscal  years  ended  1998 and  1997,
respectively.  Income tax expense  for the year ended June 30,  1997  included a
charge of $3,245,000  resulting from the establishment of a valuation  allowance
against the Company's deferred tax asset due to significant operating losses and
the introduction of new products for which market  acceptance was uncertain.  As
of June 30,  1998,  the Company has federal  research  and  experimentation  and
alternative  minimum  tax credit  carryforwards  of $1.3  million  which  expire
between  2009  and  2013,   and  state  research  and   experimentation   credit
carryforwards of $0.5 million which have no expiration provision.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         The Company has funded its  operations  to date through sales of equity
securities  as well as through cash flows from  operations.  As of June 30, 1999
Company's  principal  sources of liquidity  included cash, cash  equivalents and
marketable securities totaling approximately $89.0 million. 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 current operations and growth for the foreseeable future.

         The Company's  operating  activities used $215,000 in cash for the year
ended  June 30,  1999.  Cash was  generated  primarily  from net income of $18.4
million  after  adjustment  for  in-process  research and  development  charges,
depreciation and amortization,  and deferred taxes net of stock option benefits.
This was offset by  increases  in accounts  receivable  and  inventories.  These
increases  relate  primarily to a 51% increase in product  revenues  from fiscal
1998 to  1999.  In  addition,  the  Company  used  cash to pay  down  notes  and
liabilities  of over $5.0 million  assumed in its  acquisition  of Truevision in
March 1999.

         During  the  year  ended  June  30,  1999,  cash  flow  from  investing
activities included $7.7 million invested in property and equipment, compared to
$2.5 million in the year ended June 30, 1998. The high level of expenditures for
the  year  ended  June 30,  1999,  was  primarily  for  leasehold  improvements,
furniture  and  equipment  purchased  for the  Company's  Mountain View facility
expansions  in  September  1998 and  January  and June 1999.  The  Company  also
incurred  expenditures  of  approximately  $1.0 million in capitalized  internal
software related to its SAP enterprise  software  implementation  which began in
January  1999.  The  Company  will  continue  to  incur   expenditures  for  the
implementation  through March 2000.  Cash

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flow from investing  activities also increased due to the maturity of certain of
the  Company's  marketable  securities.  As the Company  continues  to grow,  it
expects ongoing purchases of property and equipment.  Such capital  expenditures
will be financed from working capital.

         On March 12,  1999,  the Company  acquired all the  outstanding  common
stock of Truevision,  a supplier of digital video  products.  In connection with
the acquisition,  Pinnacle issued 824,206 shares of common stock valued at $11.5
million.  In addition,  Pinnacle  issued to  Truevision  employees and directors
139,678 options, valued at $0.7 million, to purchase common stock at an exercise
price of  $11.98.  The  Company  also  assumed  53,836  warrants  valued at $0.1
million.  The Company incurred  acquisition costs of approximately  $0.5 million
for a total  purchase  price of $12.8 million and assumed  liabilities  totaling
$13.0 million.

         On June 30, 1999, the Company announced that it had signed a definitive
agreement to purchase certain assets of the Video Communications Division of the
Hewlett-Packard  Company  ("HP").  Under  the terms of the  agreement,  Pinnacle
Systems   would  acquire   substantially   all  of  the  assets  of  HP's  Video
Communications  Division,  including key technologies and intellectual property,
the Media  Stream  family  of  products  and  selected  assets,  as well as most
managers and employees.  On August 2, 1999, the Company  completed the purchase.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement,  the Company paid HP approximately $12.6
million in cash and issued 773,172  shares of Pinnacle's  common stock valued at
approximately  $19.5 million.  Pursuant to a stock  restriction and registration
rights agreement set forth in the definitive agreement,  Pinnacle filed with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission a  registration  statement on Form S-3 with
respect  to  one-half  of the  Pinnacle  Shares  issued to HP. HP has  agreed to
certain  restrictions  with respect to the  disposition of the remainder of such
shares.

FACTORS AFFECTING OPERATING RESULTS

         We have grown  rapidly and expect to continue  to grow  rapidly.  If we
fail to effectively manage this growth, our financial results could suffer.

         We have  experienced  rapid growth and anticipate that we will continue
to grow at a rapid pace in the  future.  For  example,  net sales in fiscal 1999
were $159.1  million  compared to $105.3  million in fiscal 1998. As a result of
internal  growth  and  recent  acquisitions,  we have  increased  the  number of
employees   significantly   over  the  last  two  fiscal   years  and  many  are
geographically  dispersed,  primarily  throughout North America and Europe. This
growth  places  increasing  demands  on  our  management,  financial  and  other
resources. We have built these resources and systems to account for such growth,
but continued or accelerated growth may require us to increase our investment in
such systems,  or to reorganize our management  team. Such changes,  should they
occur,  could cause an interruption or diversion of focus from our core business
activities and have an adverse effect on financial results.

         Any failure to  successfully  integrate the businesses we have acquired
could negatively impact us.

         In August  1999,  we closed the  transaction  with the  Hewlett-Packard
Company and in March 1999, we completed the acquisitions of Truevision,  Inc and
Shoreline Studios,  Inc. We may in the near- or long-term pursue acquisitions of
complementary  businesses,   products  or  technologies.   Integrating  acquired
operations is a complex,  time-consuming and potentially  expensive process. All
acquisitions  involve  risks  that could  materially  and  adversely  affect our
business and operating results. These risks include:

         -        Distracting  management from the day-to-day  operations of our
                  business

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         -        Costs,  delays and inefficiencies  associated with integrating
                  acquired operations, products and personnel
         -        The  potential  to result in  dilutive  issuance of our equity
                  securities
         -        Incurring debt and  amortization  expenses related to goodwill
                  and other intangible assets

         There  are  various  factors  which  may  cause  our net  revenues  and
operating results to fluctuate.

         Our quarterly and annual operating results have varied significantly in
the past and may continue to fluctuate  because of a number of factors,  many of
which are outside our control. These factors include:

         -        Timing of  significant  orders from and shipments to major OEM
                  customers
         -        Timing and market acceptance of new products
         -        Success in developing, introducing and shipping new products
         -        Dependence on distribution channels through which our products
                  are sold
         -        Increased competition and pricing pressure
         -        Accuracy  of our  and our  resellers'  forecasts  of end  user
                  demand
         -        Accuracy of inventory forecasts
         -        Ability to obtain sufficient supplies from our subcontractors
         -        Timing and level of consumer product returns
         -        Foreign currency fluctuations
         -        Costs of integrating acquired operations
         -        General domestic and international  economic conditions,  such
                  as the recent economic downturn in Asia and Latin America.

         We also experience 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 of July and August,  especially  in Europe.  Also, we attend a
number of annual trade shows which can  influence the order pattern of products,
including CEBIT in March,  the NAB convention held in April,  the IBC convention
held in September  and the COMDEX  exhibition  held in November.  Our  operating
expense levels are based, in part, on our expectations of future revenue and, as
a result, net income would be disproportionately  affected by a shortfall in net
sales. Due to these factors, we believe that  quarter-to-quarter  comparisons of
our  results of  operations  are not  necessarily  meaningful  and should not be
relied upon as indicators of future performance.

         Our stock price may be volatile.

         The trading  price of our common stock has in the past and could in the
future  fluctuate  significantly.  The  fluctuations  have  been or  could be in
response to numerous factors including:

         -        Quarterly variations in results of operations
         -        Announcements of technological  innovations or new products by
                  us, our customers or competitors
         -        Changes in securities analysts' recommendations
         -        Announcements of acquisitions
         -        Earnings estimates for us
         -        General fluctuations in the stock market

         Our revenues and results of operations may be below the expectations of
public market  securities  analysts or  investors.  This could result in a sharp
decline in the market price of our common stock.

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         In addition,  stock markets have from time to time experienced  extreme
price and volume  fluctuations.  The market prices for high technology companies
have been  particularly  affected by these market  fluctuations and such effects
have often been unrelated to the operating performance of such companies.  These
broad market  fluctuations may cause a decline in the market price of our common
stock.

         In the past,  following  periods of volatility in the market price of a
company's stock, securities class action litigation has been brought against the
issuing company.  Although no such litigation has been brought against us, it is
possible that similar  litigation  could be brought  against us. Such litigation
could result in substantial costs and would likely divert management's attention
and resources.  Any adverse  determination in such litigation could also subject
us to significant liabilities.

         We are dependent on contract manufacturers and single or limited source
suppliers for our components.  If these  manufacturers and suppliers do not meet
our demand either in volume or quality, then we could be materially harmed.

         We rely on  subcontractors  to  manufacture  our desktop  and  consumer
products  and the major  subassemblies  of our  broadcast  products.  We and our
manufacturing  subcontractors  are  dependent  upon  single  or  limited  source
suppliers for a number of components  and parts used in our products,  including
certain key  integrated  circuits.  Our strategy to rely on  subcontractors  and
single or  limited  source  suppliers  involves a number of  significant  risks,
including:

         -        Loss of control over the manufacturing process
         -        Potential absence of adequate capacity
         -        Potential delays in lead times
         -        Unavailability of certain process technologies
         -        Reduced control over delivery schedules, manufacturing yields,
                  quality and costs
         -        Unexpected increases in component costs

         If any significant  subcontractor or single or limited source suppliers
becomes unable or unwilling to continue to manufacture  these  subassemblies  or
provide critical  components in required  volumes,  we will have to identify and
qualify  acceptable   replacements  or  redesign  our  products  with  different
components. Additional sources may not be available and product redesign may not
be feasible on a timely basis.  This could  materially  harm our  business.  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 harm our business.

         We may fail to sell products in the consumer market.

         We  entered  the   consumer   market  with  the   acquisition   of  the
VideoDirector  product line from Gold Disk in June 1996.  We began  shipping our
first internally  developed consumer product,  the VideoDirector  Studio 200, in
March 1997 and began shipping a successor product,  the Studio 400 in June 1998.
In  addition,  with the Miro  Acquisition  in August  1997,  we acquired  Miro's
consumer products and European sales organization.  We aim to continue to invest
resources to develop, market and sell products into the consumer market. In this
endeavor,   we  need  to  continue  to  develop  and  maintain   the   following
capabilities:

         -        Marketing   and  selling   products   through   the   consumer
                  distribution channels.
         -        Establish relationships with distributors and retailers
         -        A fully developed  infrastructure to support electronic retail
                  stores and telephone and Internet orders.

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         Additionally,  factors  beyond our control could hurt consumer  product
sales and consequently our financial condition. These factors include:

         -        Potential  compatibility  problems  with other  manufacturers'
                  electronic components
         -        The risk of obsolete inventory and inventory returns
         -        The  growth  of the  consumer  video  market is  difficult  to
                  predict

         If our products do not keep pace with the technological developments in
the rapidly changing video  post-production  equipment industry,  then we may be
adversely affected.

         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.  Delays in the  introduction  or  shipment  of new or enhanced
products,  our inability 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  materially  harm our business,
particularly on a quarterly basis.

         We are  critically  dependent on the  successful  introduction,  market
acceptance,  manufacture  and sale of new  products  that  offer  our  customers
additional  features and enhanced  performance at competitive prices. Once a new
product is developed,  we must rapidly commence volume production.  This process
requires  accurate  forecasting  of  customer  requirements  and  attainment  of
acceptable  manufacturing  costs. The  introduction of new or enhanced  products
also  requires us 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,  Lightning and Studio 400 has resulted in a significant decline in
sales of Prizm,  Flashfile  and  Studio 200 and a write  down of  inventory.  In
addition,  as  is  typical  with  any  new  product  introduction,  quality  and
reliability  problems  may  arise.  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.

         If we do not effectively compete, our business will be harmed.

         The market for our  products is highly  competitive.  We compete in the
broadcast,   desktop  and  consumer  video  production  markets.  We  anticipate
increased  competition  in each of the  broadcast,  desktop and  consumer  video
production  markets,  particularly  since the industry is undergoing a period of
technological change and consolidation.  Competition for our broadcast, consumer
and video products is generally based on:

         -        Product performance
         -        Breadth of product line
         -        Quality of service and support
         -        Market presence
         -        Price
         -        Ability of  competitors  to develop new,  higher  performance,
                  lower cost consumer video products

         Certain  competitors  in the  broadcast,  desktop  and  consumer  video
markets have larger financial,  technical, marketing, sales and customer support
resources,  greater name recognition and larger installed customer bases than we
do. In addition,  some competitors have established  relationships  with current
and potential customers of ours and offer a wide variety of video equipment that
can be bundled in certain large system sales.

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         Principal competitors in the broadcast market include:

                  Chyron Corporation
                  Leitch Technology Corporation
                  Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
                  Quantel Ltd. (a division of Carlton Communications Plc)
                  Accom, Inc.
                  Sony Corporation
                  Tektronix, Inc.
                  SeaChange Corporation

         Principal competitors in the desktop and consumer markets are:

                  Quantel Ltd. (a division of Carlton Communications Plc)
                  Accom, Inc.
                  Sony Corporation
                  Avid Technology, Inc.
                  Digitel Processing Systems, Inc.
                  Fast Multimedia
                  Iomega Corp.
                  Matrox Electronics Systems, Ltd.
                  Hauppauge Digital, Inc.
                  Media 100, Inc.
                  Adobe Systems, Inc.

         These lists are not all-inclusive.

         The  consumer  market in which  certain of our  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 our consumer  products by
providing  some or all of the same features and video editing  capabilities.  In
addition,  we expect that existing  manufacturers  and new market  entrants will
develop new,  higher  performance,  lower cost consumer  video products that may
compete  directly  with  our  consumer   products.   We  expect  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 these effects could materially harm our business.

         We rely heavily on dealers and oems to market, sell, and distribute our
products. In turn, we depend heavily on the success of these resellers. If these
resellers do not succeed in  effectively  distributing  our  products,  then our
financial performance will be negatively affected.

         These resellers may:

         -        Not effectively promote or market our products
         -        Experience financial difficulties and even close operations

         Our dealers and retailers are not  contractually  obligated to sell our
products. Therefore, they may, at any time:

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         -        Refuse to promote or pay for our products
         -        Discontinue our products in favor of a  competitor's product

         Also, with these  distribution  channels  standing between them and the
actual  market,  we may not be able  to  accurately  gauge  current  demand  for
products  and  anticipate  demand for newly  introduced  products.  For example,
dealers may place  large  initial  orders for a new  product  just to keep their
stores  stocked with the newest  products and not because there is a significant
demand for them.

         As to consumer  products  offerings,  we have expanded our 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.  We also sell our consumer  products  directly to certain
retailers.   Rapid  change  and  financial  difficulties  of  distributors  have
characterized   distribution  channels  for  consumer  retail  products.   These
arrangements  have exposed us to the following  risks,  some of which are out of
our control:

         -        We are obligated to provide price protection to such retailers
                  and   distributors   and,  while  the  agreements   limit  the
                  conditions  under which  product can be returned to us, we may
                  be faced with product returns or price protection obligations.
         -        The  distributors  or retailers  may not continue to stock and
                  sell our consumer products.
         -        Retailers  and  retail   distributors  often  carry  competing
                  products.

         Any of the foregoing events could materially harm our business.

         If certain of our key employees  leave or are no longer able to perform
services for us, it could have a material adverse effect on our business. We may
not be able to attract and retain a sufficient  number of  managerial  personnel
and technical employees to compete successfully.

         We believe that the efforts and abilities of our senior  management and
key technical  personnel are very important to our continued  success.  Only one
has an employment  agreement and none are the subject of key man life insurance.
Our  success is  dependent  upon our  ability to  attract  and retain  qualified
technical and managerial  personnel.  There are not enough engineers,  technical
support, software services and managers available to meet the current demands of
the  computer  industry.  We may not be able to  retain  our key  technical  and
managerial  employees  or  attract,  assimilate  and retain  such  other  highly
qualified  technical and managerial  personnel as required in the future.  Also,
employees  may  leave  our  employ  and  subsequently  compete  against  us,  or
contractors  may perform  services for  competitors of ours. If we are unable to
retain key personnel, our business could be materially harmed.

         We may be unable to protect our proprietary  information and procedures
effectively.

         We  must  protect  our  proprietary   technology  and  operate  without
infringing the intellectual  property rights of others. We rely on a combination
of patent,  copyright,  trademark  and trade secret laws and other  intellectual
property protection methods to protect our proprietary technology.  In addition,
we generally enter into  confidentiality  and nondisclosure  agreements with our
employees  and  OEM  customers  and  limit  access  to and  distribution  of our
proprietary technology.  These steps may not protect our proprietary information
nor  give  us  any  competitive  advantage.  Others  may  independently  develop
substantially  equivalent  intellectual property or otherwise gain access to our
trade secrets or intellectual  property,  or disclose such intellectual property
or trade secrets.  If we are unable to protect our  intellectual  property,  our
business could be materially harmed.

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         We may be  adversely  affected if we are sued by a third party or if we
decide to sue a third party for 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 us, to
protect our trade secrets,  trademarks and other  intellectual  property  rights
owned by us, or to defend us against claimed infringement. This litigation may

         -        Divert  management's  attention away from the operation of our
                  business
         -        Result in the loss of our proprietary rights
         -        Subject us to significant liabilities
         -        Force us to seek licenses from third parties
         -        Prevent us from manufacturing or selling products.

         Any of these results could materially harm our business.

         In the course of business, we have in the past received  communications
asserting  that our products  infringe  patents or other  intellectual  property
rights  of  third   parties.   We   investigated   the  factual  basis  of  such
communications and negotiated  licenses where appropriate.  It is likely that in
the  course of our  business,  we will  receive  similar  communications  in the
future.  While it may be necessary or desirable in the future to obtain licenses
relating  to one or more of our  products,  or  relating  to  current  or future
technologies, we may not be able to do so on commercially reasonable terms or at
all. These disputes may not be settled on commercially  reasonable terms and may
result in long and costly litigation.

         Because we sell products internationally,  we are subject to additional
risks.

         Sales  of  our   products   outside   of  North   America   represented
approximately  60.8% of net sales in the year ended June 30,  1999,  compared to
57.6% and 39.7% of net sales in the fiscal  years  that ended June 30,  1998 and
1997 respectively. We expect that international sales will continue to represent
a significant  portion of our net sales.  We make foreign  currency  denominated
sales  in  many,  primarily  European,  countries.  This  exposes  us  to  risks
associated with currency  exchange  fluctuations.  Although the dollar amount of
such foreign  currency  denominated  sales was nominal  during  fiscal 1997,  it
increased  substantially  during fiscal 1998 and 1999,  especially  for sales of
consumer and desktop products into Europe.  In fiscal 1999 and beyond, we expect
that a majority  of our  European  sales will be  denominated  in local  foreign
currency  including the Euro. The Company has developed  natural hedges for some
of this risk in that most of the European  selling expenses are also denominated
in local currency.  In addition to foreign currency risks,  international  sales
and operations may also be subject to the following risks:

         -        Unexpected changes in regulatory requirements
         -        Export license requirements
         -        Restrictions on the export of critical technology
         -        Political instability
         -        Trade restrictions
         -        Changes in tariffs
         -        Difficulties in staffing and managing international operations
         -        Potential  insolvency of international  dealers and difficulty
                  in collecting accounts

         We are also subject to the risks of generally poor economic  conditions
in certain  areas of the world,  most  notably  Asia.  These  risks may harm our
future international sales and, consequently, our business.

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         Computer software,  components and systems used by or designed by us or
used by third  parties  with whom we  regularly  deal may not be able to process
date/time  information  between the twentieth  and  twenty-first  century.  This
inability  could cause the disruption or failure of such computer  systems.  Our
business  could be  interrupted  materially  as a result of such  disruption  or
failure.

         Like many other companies,  we are potentially  susceptible to the year
2000 problem,  i.e.,  computer systems will not correctly  recognize and process
date information beyond the year 1999. In addition, moving from 1999 to 2000 may
cause  problems  since some  systems'  programming  assigns  special  meaning to
certain dates, such as 9/9/99, and the year 2000 is a leap year.

         We are conducting a program to confront these potential problems.  This
program involves  assessing all areas that may be affected by or responsible for
a year 2000 problem and initiating changes wherever necessary.
Some of the activities include:

         -        Assessing  all  major   categories  of  systems  used  by  us,
                  including manufacturing, sales and financial systems
         -        Working  with  key  suppliers  of  products  and  services  to
                  determine  that their  operations  and  products are year 2000
                  capable,  or  to  monitor  their  progress  toward  year  2000
                  capability
         -        Discussing  contingency  planning to address potential problem
                  areas with internal systems and with suppliers and other third
                  parties
         -        Implementing  a  program  to  assess  the  capability  of  our
                  products to handle the year 2000

         It is expected that  assessment,  remediation and contingency  planning
activities  will be  ongoing  throughout  1999  with the  goal of  appropriately
resolving all material internal systems and third party issues. Further, we have
contingency plans, but if these planning  activities fail, our business could be
materially  harmed.  It is  uncertain  to what extent we will be affected by the
year 2000 problem,  and if third parties or suppliers  have year 2000  problems,
our business may be materially harmed.

         To assist  customers  in  evaluating  their year 2000  issues,  we have
assessed the capability of our current and discontinued products.  Products have
been assigned to one of the four following  categories:  "Year 2000  Compliant,"
"Year 2000  Compliant  with minor  issues"  "Year 2000  non-compliant,"  and "No
evaluation  done--will  not test."  "Year 2000  Compliant"  means that when used
properly and in conformity with the product information provided by us, and when
used with "Year 2000 Compliant"  computer  systems,  the product will accurately
store, display,  process,  provide,  and/or receive data from, into, and between
the twentieth and  twenty-first  centuries,  including  leap year  calculations,
provided that all other technology used in combination with our product properly
exchanges  date data with our product.  Based on our tests,  we believe that all
current products  shipping,  which run under Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 95,
will be "Year 2000  compliant."  Final results of our complete  product  testing
will be published by fall 1999.

         The cost which will be incurred by us regarding the  implementation  of
year 2000 compliant internal  information  systems,  testing of current or older
products for year 2000  compliance,  and  answering  and  responding to customer
requests related to year 2000 issues,  including both  incremental  spending and
redeployed  resources,  is currently not expected to exceed $500,000.  The total
cost estimate does not include  potential costs related to any customer or other
claims or the cost of  internal  software  and  hardware  replaced in the normal
course of business. In some instances, the installation schedule of new software
and  hardware  in the normal  course of business  is being  accelerated  to also
afford a solution to year 2000  capability  issues.  The total cost  estimate is
based on the current  assessment  of the projects  and

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is subject to change. If actual cost of year 2000 compliance  materially exceeds
our current estimate, our business could be harmed.


ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Foreign Currencies

         We transact  business in various  foreign  currencies  but primarily in
those of Germany,  France and the U.K.  Accordingly,  we are subject to exposure
from adverse  movements in foreign currency  exchange rates. We currently do not
use financial instruments to hedge local currency activity at any of our foreign
locations.  Instead,  we  believe  that a natural  hedge  exists,  in that local
currency revenues  substantially offset the local currency denominated operating
expenses.  We assess the need to utilize financial  instruments to hedge foreign
currency exposure on an ongoing basis.

Fixed Income Investments

         Our  exposure  to market risk for  changes in  interest  rates  relates
primarily to our investment  portfolio of marketable  securities.  We do not use
derivative financial  instruments for speculative or trading purposes. We invest
primarily in US Treasury Notes and high-grade  commerical paper and hold them to
maturity.  Consequently,  we do not expect any material loss with respect to our
investment portfolio.

         We do not  use  derivative  financial  instruments  in  our  investment
portfolio to manage  interest rate risk. We do,  however,  limit our exposure to
interest  rate and credit risk by  establishing  and strictly  monitoring  clear
policies and  guidelines for our fixed income  portfolios.  At the present time,
the  maximum  duration  of all  portfolios  is two years.  The  guidelines  also
establish credit quality standards, limits on exposure to any one issue, as well
as the type of instruments. Due to the limited duration and credit risk criteria
established in these guidelines, our exposure to market and credit risk is low.


ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

         The Company's  consolidated  financial  statements and the  independent
auditors' report appear on pages F-1 through F-24 of this Report.


ITEM  9.  CHANGES  IN AND  DISAGREEMENTS  WITH  ACCOUNTANTS  ON  ACCOUNTING  AND
          FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

         Not applicable.


                                   PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

         The  information   required  by  this  item  concerning  the  Company's
directors is incorporated by reference from the section  captioned  "Election of
Directors"  contained in the  Company's  Proxy  Statement  related to the Annual
Meeting of  Shareholders to be held October 26, 1999, to be filed by the Company
with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  within 120 days of the end of the
Company's  fiscal year  pursuant to General  Instruction  G(3) of Form 10-K (the
"Proxy Statement").  The information  required by this item

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concerning  executive  officers  is set  forth  in  Part I of this  Report.  The
information  required by this item  concerning  compliance with Section 16(a) of
the  Exchange  Act is  incorporated  by  reference  from the  section  captioned
"Compliance  with  Section  16(a) of the  Exchange  Act"  contained in the Proxy
Statement.


ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the section captioned  "Executive  Compensation and Other Matters"  contained in
the Proxy Statement.


ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the section captioned  "Record Date and Principal Share Ownership"  contained in
the Proxy Statement.


ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

         The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from
the  sections   captioned   "Compensation   Committee   Interlocks  and  Insider
Participation" and "Certain Transactions With Management" contained in the Proxy
Statement.


                                     PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

         (a)(1)   Financial Statements

         The following  financial  statements are  incorporated  by reference in
Item 8 of this Report:

Independent Auditors' Report                                                 F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets, June 30, 1999 and 1998                          F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for years ended
  June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997                                               F-4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for years ended
     June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997                                            F-5
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended
  June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997                                               F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
  June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997                                               F-7
Notes to Financial Statements                                                F-8


         (a)(2)   Financial Statement Schedules

         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

         Schedules  other than that  listed  above have been  omitted  since the
required  information  is not present,  or not present in amounts  sufficient to
require submission of the schedule, is inapplicable,  or because the information
required is  included  in the  consolidated  financial  statements  or the notes
thereto.

         (a)(3)   Exhibits

                  3.1(1)     Restated   Articles   of   Incorporation   of   the
                             Registrant.
                  3.2(1)     Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended to date.
                  4.1(2)     Preferred  Share Rights  Agreement,  dated December
                             12,  1996,   between   Registrant  and  ChaseMellon
                             Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
                  4.1.1(2)   Amendment No.1 to Preferred  Shares Right Agreement
                             dated as of April 30,

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                             1998 by and between the Registrant and  ChaseMellon
                             Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
                  4.2(4)     Stock Restriction and Registration Rights Agreement
                             dated August 2, 1999 by and between the  Registrant
                             and the Hewlett-Packard Company.
                 10.1(1)     1987 Stock  Option  Plan,  as amended,  and form of
                             agreements thereto.
                 10.2(3)     1994  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan,  and form of
                             agreement thereto.
                 10.3(1)     1994  Director  Stock  Option  Plan,  and  form  of
                             agreement thereto.
                 10.4(1)     Form  of  Indemnification   Agreement  between  the
                             Registrant and its officers and directors.
                 10.5*(1)    Development  and Original  Equipment  Manufacturing
                             and Supply Agreement, dated March 16, 1994, between
                             Registrant and Avid Technology, Inc.
                 10.6(1)     Master  Agreement,  dated  March 4,  1994,  between
                             Registrant and Bell Microproducts, Inc.
                 10.7*(1)    Contract  Services  Agreement,  dated May 31, 1994,
                             between Registrant and Liberty Contract Services, a
                             division of Wyle Laboratories.
                 10.8(1)     Agreement,   dated   September  8,  1994,   between
                             Registrant and Mark L. Sanders.
                 10.9.1*(5)  OEM   Agreement   between   Registrant   and   Data
                             Translation, Incorporated.
                 10.9.2*(5)  Amendment to OEM Agreement  between  Registrant and
                             Data Translation, Incorporated.
                 10.10(6)    Industrial Lease Agreement, dated November 19, 1996
                             between Registrant and CNC Grand Union Limited.
                 10.11(3)    1996  Stock  Option  Plan,  and form of  agreements
                             thereto.
                 10.12       1996  Supplemental  Stock Option Plan,  and form of
                             agreements thereto.
                 10.13(7)    Lease  Agreement,  dated  July  28,  1995,  between
                             Digital Graphics Incorporated and Allied Securities
                             Co.
                 22.1        List of subsidiaries of the Registrant.
                 23.1        Consent  of  Independent  Auditors  and  Report  on
                             Statement Schedule.
                 24.1        Power of Attorney (See Page 38).
                 27.1        Financial Data Schedule.


*        Confidential  treatment  has been  requested  with  respect  to certain
         portions of this exhibit.  Omitted  portions have been filed separately
         with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(1)      Incorporated   by  reference  to  exhibits   filed  with   Registrant's
         Registration  Statement  on Form S-1 (Reg.  No.  33-83812)  as declared
         effective by the Commission on November 8, 1994.
(2)      Incorporated   by  reference  to  exhibits   filed  with   Registrant's
         Registration  Statement on Form 8-A (Reg.  No.  000-24784)  as declared
         effective  by the  Commission  on  February  17, 1997 and as amended by
         Amendment No.1 thereto on Form 8-A/A filed on May 19, 1998.
(3)      Incorporated   by  reference  to  exhibits   filed  with   Registrant's
         Registration  Statement on Form S-8 (Reg.  No.  333-74071)  as filed on
         March 8, 1999.
(4)      Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the Registration Statement
         on Form S-3  (File  No.  333-84739)  filed by the  Registrant  with the
         Securities and Exchange Commission.
(5)      Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with Registrant's Quarterly
         Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 27, 1996.
(6)      Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with Registrant's Quarterly
         Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 27, 1996.
(7)      Incorporated  by reference to exhibits filed with  Registrant's  Annual
         Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997.

         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K.  The  Company did not file any reports on
                  Form 8-K during the last quarter of the fiscal year ended June
                  30, 1999.

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         (c)      Exhibits. See Item 14(a)(3) above.

         (d)      Financial Statement Schedule. See Item 14(a)(2) above.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  the Registrant has duly caused this Report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                                  PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                  By: /s/ MARK L. SANDERS
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Mark L. Sanders
                                                      President, Chief Executive
                                                      Officer and Director

Date: September 22,  1999


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each person whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints Mark L. Sanders and Arthur D. Chadwick,
and each of them, his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  each with
full power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  to sign any and all amendments
(including post-effective  amendments) to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to
file the same,  with all  exhibits  thereto and other  documents  in  connection
therewith,  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  granting  unto said
attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing  requisite  and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could  do  in  person,   hereby   ratifying   and   confirming   all  that  said
attorneys-in-fact  and agents,  or their  substitute or  substitutes,  or any of
them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

<TABLE>
         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

<CAPTION>
        Signature                                           Title                                    Date
        ---------                                           -----                                    ----
<S>                                      <C>                                                   <C>
/s/ MARK L. SANDERS                      President, Chief Executive Officer and Director       September 22, 1999
- -------------------------------          (Principal Executive Officer)
    Mark L. Sanders


/s/ ARTHUR D. CHADWICK                   Vice President, Finance and Administration and        September 22, 1999
- -------------------------------          Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and
    Arthur D. Chadwick                   Accounting Officer)


/s/ AJAY CHOPRA                          Chairman of the Board, Vice President, Desktop        September 22, 1999
- -------------------------------          Products
    Ajay Chopra


/s/ L. GREGORY BALLARD                   Director                                              September 22, 1999
- -------------------------------
    L. Gregory Ballard

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/s/ JOHN LEWIS                           Director                                              September 22, 1999
- -------------------------------
    John Lewis


/s/ NYAL D. McMULLIN                     Director                                              September 22, 1999
- -------------------------------
    Nyal D. McMullin


/s/ GLENN E. PENISTEN                    Director                                              September 22, 1999
- -------------------------------
    Glenn E. Penisten


/s/ L. WILLIAM KRAUSE                    Director                                              September 22, 1999
- -------------------------------
    L. William Krause


/s/ CHARLES J. VAUGHN                    Director                                              September 22, 1999
- -------------------------------
    Charles J. Vaughn
</TABLE>

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


- - Independent Auditors' Report                                               F-2


- - Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                F-3


- - Consolidated Statements of Operations                                      F-4


- - Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)                     F-5


- - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                      F-6


- - Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity                            F-7


- - Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                 F-8

                                       F-1

<PAGE>


                          Independent Auditors' Report


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Pinnacle Systems, Inc.:

We have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Pinnacle
Systems,  Inc. and  subsidiaries  as of June 30, 1999 and 1998,  and the related
consolidated  statements  of  operations,  comprehensive  income,  shareholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June
30, 1999. These consolidated  financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to  express  an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated  financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material  respects,  the financial  position of Pinnacle Systems,
Inc.  and  subsidiaries  as of June 30, 1999 and 1998,  and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period
ended  June  30,  1999,  in  conformity  with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles.


                                                                    /s/ KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California
July 22, 1999, except as to Note 5(a), which is as of
August 2, 1999

                                      F-2

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<TABLE>
PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(In thousands)                                                                                                June 30,
                                                                                                   --------------------------------
                                                                                                     1999                    1998
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                                <C>                    <C>
Assets

Current assets:
      Cash and cash equivalents                                                                    $  48,654              $  47,478
      Marketable securities                                                                           31,058                 39,307
      Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
          accounts and returns of $5,057 and $4,423 as of
          June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively                                                        35,449                 18,459
      Inventories                                                                                     22,221                 11,960
      Deferred income taxes                                                                           10,653                    583
      Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                                2,500                  1,091
                                                                                                   ---------              ---------
                Total current assets                                                                 150,535                118,878

Marketable securities                                                                                  9,266                  4,521
Property and equipment, net                                                                           10,809                  5,411
Goodwill and other intangibles                                                                        25,503                  3,390
Other assets                                                                                             356                    737
                                                                                                   ---------              ---------
                                                                                                   $ 196,469              $ 132,937
                                                                                                   =========              =========

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable                                                                             $  12,744              $   8,143
      Accrued expenses                                                                                17,466                 10,239
                                                                                                   ---------              ---------
                Total current liabilities                                                             30,210                 18,382
                                                                                                   ---------              ---------

Long-term obligations                                                                                   --                      163

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders' equity:
      Preferred stock, no par value; authorized 5,000 shares;
          none issued and outstanding                                                                   --                     --
      Common stock, no par value; authorized 60,000 shares;
          22,763 and 20,146 issued and outstanding as of
          June 30, 1999 and 1998, respectively                                                       169,078                133,332
      Accumulated deficit                                                                               (389)               (18,825)
      Accumulated other comprehensive losses                                                          (2,430)                  (115)
                                                                                                   ---------              ---------
                Total shareholders' equity                                                           166,259                114,392
                                                                                                   ---------              ---------
                                                                                                   $ 196,469              $ 132,937
                                                                                                   =========              =========

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

                                                                F-3

<PAGE>


<TABLE>
PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(In thousands, except per share data)                                                           Year ended June 30,
                                                                                  -------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    1999                1998                1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                               <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Net sales                                                                         $ 159,098           $ 105,296           $  37,482
Cost of sales                                                                        74,022              48,715              23,997
                                                                                  ---------           ---------           ---------

             Gross profit                                                            85,076              56,581              13,485
                                                                                  ---------           ---------           ---------

Operating expenses:
       Engineering and product development                                           16,137              11,652               7,579
       Sales and marketing                                                           41,160              29,301              12,667
       General and administrative                                                     6,840               5,342               3,702
       In-process research and development                                            6,579              16,960               4,894
                                                                                  ---------           ---------           ---------

             Total operating expenses                                                70,716              63,255              28,842
                                                                                  ---------           ---------           ---------

             Operating income (loss)                                                 14,360              (6,674)            (15,357)

Interest income, net                                                                  4,742               3,139               2,867
                                                                                  ---------           ---------           ---------

             Income (loss) before income taxes                                       19,102              (3,535)            (12,490)

Income tax expense                                                                     (666)             (2,685)             (2,445)
                                                                                  ---------           ---------           ---------

       Net income (loss)                                                          $  18,436           $  (6,220)          $ (14,935)
                                                                                  =========           =========           =========

Net income (loss) per share:
       Basic                                                                      $    0.86           $   (0.35)          $   (1.01)
                                                                                  =========           =========           =========
       Diluted                                                                    $    0.79           $   (0.35)          $   (1.01)
                                                                                  =========           =========           =========

Shares used to compute net income (loss) per share:
       Basic                                                                         21,390              17,814              14,804
                                                                                  =========           =========           =========
       Diluted                                                                       23,483              17,814              14,804
                                                                                  =========           =========           =========

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

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<TABLE>
PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)


<CAPTION>
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(In thousands, except per share data)                                                            Year ended June 30,
                                                                                   ------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     1999                1998                 1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Net income (loss)                                                                  $ 18,436            $ (6,220)           $(14,935)

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax(1)                               (2,315)               (115)               --
                                                                                   --------            --------            --------

Comprehensive income (loss)                                                        $ 16,121            $ (6,335)           $(14,935)
                                                                                   ========            ========            ========

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<FN>

(1)  The  tax  effect  of the  components  of  other  comprehensive  loss is not
     significant.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(In thousands)                                                                                     Year ended June 30,
                                                                                        -------------------------------------------
                                                                                          1999              1998             1997
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                     <C>              <C>              <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net income (loss)                                                                  $  18,436        $  (6,220)       $ (14,935)
     Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided
       by (used in) operating activities:
        In-process research and development                                                 6,579           16,960            4,894
        Depreciation and amortization                                                       4,773            2,679            1,599
        Deferred taxes                                                                    (10,070)            (583)           3,245
        Tax benefit from exercise of common stock options                                   6,992            1,987             --
        Loss on disposal of property and equipment                                           --               --                448
        Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
            Accounts receivable                                                           (17,771)          (7,472)          (3,120)
            Inventories                                                                    (8,281)          (4,696)           4,649
            Accounts payable                                                                  900            4,052            2,460
            Accrued expenses                                                               (1,431)           2,767              618
            Accrued income taxes                                                            1,313              746           (1,130)
            Other                                                                          (1,655)            (472)            (314)
                                                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------

               Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                           (215)           9,748           (1,586)
                                                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------


Cash flows from investing activities:
     Cash acquired (paid) for acquisitions                                                    433          (15,150)          (5,270)
     Purchases of property and equipment                                                   (7,681)          (2,469)          (3,880)
     Purchases of marketable securities                                                  (128,831)         (53,804)         (14,644)
     Proceeds from maturity of marketable securities                                      132,335           25,000           32,908
                                                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------

               Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                         (3,744)         (46,423)           9,114
                                                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:

     Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                 8,831           51,677            1,041
     Purchase of common stock                                                                --               --             (3,627)
     Repayment of long-term obligations                                                    (2,319)            (312)            --
                                                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------

               Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                          6,512           51,365           (2,586)
                                                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash                                                   (1,377)            --               --

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                   1,176           14,690            4,942
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                             47,478           32,788           27,846
                                                                                        ---------        ---------        ---------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                                $  48,654        $  47,478        $  32,788
                                                                                        =========        =========        =========

Cash paid during the year:
     Interest                                                                           $       5        $       2        $      11
                                                                                        =========        =========        =========

     Income taxes                                                                       $   1,062        $   1,839        $     442
                                                                                        =========        =========        =========

Non-cash financing and investing activities:

     Common stock issued for acquisition of certain net assets$                            12,089        $   4,352        $    --
                                                                                        =========        =========        =========

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

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<TABLE>
PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                                         Accumulated       Total
                                                         Common stock                         Retained       other         share-
                                                    -----------------------     Deferred      earnings      compre-       holders'
(In thousands)                                       Shares        Amount     compensation    (deficit)   hensive loss     equity
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>        <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Balances as of June 30, 1996                           14,936     $  77,902     $     (34)    $   2,330     $    --       $  80,198

Issuance of common stock
    related to stock plans                                304         1,041          --            --            --           1,041
Repurchase of common stock                               (634)       (3,627)         --            --            --          (3,627)
Amortization of deferred
    compensation                                         --            --              34          --            --              34
Net loss                                                 --            --            --         (14,935)         --         (14,935)
                                                    ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
Balances as of June 30, 1997                           14,606     $  75,316     $    --       $ (12,605)    $    --       $  62,711

Issuance of common stock in
    secondary public offering, net
    of issuance costs of $3,078                         4,000        46,922          --            --            --          46,922
Issuance of common stock
    related to stock plans                              1,132         4,755          --            --            --           4,755
Issuance of common stock
    related to miro acquisition                           408         4,352          --            --            --           4,352
Tax benefit from common
    stock option exercise                                --           1,987          --            --            --           1,987
Net loss                                                 --            --            --          (6,220)         --          (6,220)
Foreign currency translation adjustment                  --            --            --            --            (115)         (115)
                                                    ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
Balances as of June 30, 1998                           20,146     $ 133,332     $    --       $ (18,825)    $    (115)    $ 114,392

Issuance of common stock
    related to miro acquisition                           615         7,834          --            --            --           7,834
Issuance of common stock
    related to stock plans                              1,177         8,831          --            --            --           8,831
Issuance of common stock
    related to Truevision acquisition                     825        12,089          --            --            --          12,089
Tax benefit from common
    stock option exercise                                --           6,992          --            --            --           6,992
Net income                                               --            --            --          18,436          --          18,436
Foreign currency translation adjustment                  --            --            --            --          (2,315)       (2,315)
                                                    =========     =========     =========     =========     =========     =========
Balances as of June 30, 1999                           22,763     $ 169,078     $    --       $    (389)    $  (2,430)    $ 166,259
                                                    =========     =========     =========     =========     =========     =========

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

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1 Summary of the Company and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization  and  Operations  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 allow users to
create and distribute digital video content, by using real time video processing
and  editing  technologies  to  perform a variety of video  post-production  and
on-air functions such as the addition of special effects, graphics and titles to
multiple  streams of live or recorded video  material.  To address the broadcast
market,  the  Company  offers high  performance,  specialized  Windows  NT-based
solutions for high-end,  post-production and broadcast on-air applications.  For
the  desktop  market,  the Company  provides  real time video  manipulation  and
editing tools to support non-linear,  computer-based,  editing environments.  To
address the consumer market,  the Company offers  economical,  easy to use video
editing  solutions  that  allow  consumers  to edit their  home  videos  using a
personal computer, camcorder and VCR. Used in conjunction with standard computer
platforms,   these   technologies   provide  high   quality,   cost   effective,
computer-based  video processing  solutions for the  post-production  and on-air
markets.

Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include
the  accounts  of the Company and its wholly  owned  subsidiaries.  Intercompany
balances and transactions have been eliminated in  consolidation.  The Company's
first three fiscal  quarters end on the last Friday in  September,  December and
March,  respectively.  For  financial  statement  presentation,  the Company has
indicated its fiscal quarters as ending on the last day of the month.

Stock Split On April 15, 1999, the Company  announced a two-for-one  stock split
of the  Company's  common  shares.  This was  paid in the  form of a 100%  stock
distribution  on June  4,  1999  to  stockholders  of  record  on May 14,  1999.
Accordingly,  all share and per share data for prior periods presented have been
restated to reflect the stock split.

Use of  Estimates  The  preparation  of  consolidated  financial  statements  in
conformity with generally accepted accounting  principles requires management to
make estimates and  assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and
liabilities  and disclosure of contingent  assets and liabilities at the date of
the consolidated  financial  statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses  during the reporting  period.  Actual  results could differ from those
estimates.

Translation of Foreign Currencies The Company considers the functional  currency
of  its  foreign  subsidiaries  to  be  the  local  currency.  These  functional
currencies  are translated  into U.S.  dollars using exchange rates in effect at
period end for assets and  liabilities  and average  exchange  rates during each
reporting  period for the  results of  operations.  Adjustments  resulting  from
translation  of foreign  subsidiary  financial  statements  are reported  within
accumulated other comprehensive income (losses) which is reflected as a separate
component of stockholders' equity. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses
are included in results of operations.

Revenue  Recognition  The  Company  recognizes  revenue  upon  shipment  of  its
products.  The Company estimates allowances for sales returns and bad debt based
on analysis and historical experience. The Company offers discounts on purchases
of certain products or on purchasing volume. These are accounted

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for as offsets to revenue upon shipment.  When telephone  support is provided at
no additional charge during the product's initial warranty period,  and no other
product  enhancements  or upgrades are  provided,  the revenue  allocated to the
telephone  support is recognized at time of product  shipment,  and the costs of
providing the support are accrued.

Financial Instruments The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a
remaining  maturity  of three  months or less at the date of purchase to be cash
equivalents.  The Company maintains its cash balances in various  currencies but
primarily  in  U.S.  Dollars  and  Deutsche  Marks.  Marketable  securities  are
instruments that mature within three to eighteen months and consist  principally
of U.S. Treasury bills, government agency notes and high-grade commerical paper.
These investments are typically  short-term in nature and therefore bear minimal
interest rate risk.

All investments are classified as held-to-maturity  and are carried at amortized
cost as the  Company  has both the  positive  intent and the  ability to hold to
maturity. Interest income is recorded using an effective interest rate, with the
associated  premium or  discount  amortized  to  "Interest  income."  Due to the
relatively short term until maturity, the fair value of marketable securities is
substantially  equal  to  their  carrying  value  as  of  June  30,  1999.  Such
investments mature through June 2000.

Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or
market. Raw materials inventory represents  purchased materials,  components and
assemblies,  including  fully  assembled  circuit boards  purchased from outside
vendors.

Property and  Equipment  Purchased  property and equipment are recorded at cost.
Depreciation  is provided  using the  straight-line  method  over the  estimated
useful  lives of the  respective  assets,  generally  three to five  years.  The
Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances  indicate  that  the  carrying  value  of  an  asset  may  not  be
recoverable  based on  expected  undiscounted  cash flows  attributable  to that
asset.  The amount of any impairment is measured as the  difference  between the
carrying  value and the fair value of the impaired  asset.  The Company does not
have any long-lived assets it considers to be impaired.

Acquisition-related  Intangible  Assets  Acquisition-related  intangible  assets
result from the Company's  acquisitions  of  businesses  accounted for under the
purchase  method and  consist of the values of  identifiable  intangible  assets
including completed  technology,  work force and trade name as well as goodwill.
Goodwill is the amount by which the cost of  acquired  net assets  exceeded  the
fair  values of those net  assets on the date of  purchase.  Acquisition-related
intangible  assets  are  reported  at  cost,  net of  accumulated  amortization.
Identifiable  intangible  assets and goodwill are  amortized on a  straight-line
basis over their estimated useful lives ranging from three to nine years.

Income  Taxes  Income  taxes are  accounted  for  under the asset and  liability
method.  Deferred tax assets and  liabilities  are  recognized for the estimated
future tax  consequences  attributable  to  differences  between  the  financial
statement  carrying  amounts  of  existing  assets  and  liabilities  and  their
respective  tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and  liabilities  are measured using
enacted  tax rates in effect for the year in which those  temporary  differences
are expected to be  recovered or settled.  The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities  of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that
includes the enactment date.

Net Income  (Loss) Per Share In  accordance  with SFAS No.  128,  "Earnings  per
Share" basic EPS is computed using the weighted-average  number of common shares
outstanding. Diluted EPS is computed using the weighted average number of common
shares  outstanding  and  dilutive  common  share  equivalents  from the assumed
exercise of options  outstanding  during the period,  if any, using the treasury
stock method.

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The following is a reconciliation of the shares used in the computation of basic
and diluted EPS (in thousands):

                                                           YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
                                                        ------------------------
                                                         1999     1998     1997
                                                        ------   ------   ------
Basic EPS - weighted average shares of common
      stock outstanding                                 21,390   17,814   14,804
Effect of dilutive common equivalent shares - stock
      options outstanding                                2,093     --       --
                                                        ------   ------   ------

Diluted EPS - weighted average shares and common
      equivalent shares outstanding                     23,483   17,814   14,804
                                                        ======   ======   ======


The Company excludes potentially dilutive securities from its diluted net income
(loss) per share  computation  when either the exercise  price of the securities
exceeds  the average  fair value of the  Company's  common  stock or the Company
reported net losses because their effect would be anti-dilutive.  For the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1999,  the Company  excluded  11,000  employee stock options
from the earnings per share  computation as their exercise  prices  exceeded the
average  fair  value  of  the  Company's  common  stock  during  the  year  and,
accordingly, their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the fiscal years
ended June 30,  1998 and 1997,  the Company  excluded  2,024,000  and  1,134,000
employee stock options  respectively  from the earnings per share computation as
their inclusion would have been  anti-dilutive due to the Company's reported net
loss.

Comprehensive  Income  (Loss)  In  1998,  the  Company  adopted  SFAS  No.  130,
"Reporting  Comprehensive  Income."  This  statement  establishes  rules for the
reporting of  comprehensive  income  (loss) and its  components.  The  Company's
comprehensive  income  (loss)  includes net income  (loss) and foreign  currency
translation adjustments.

Recent  Pronouncements The Financial  Accounting Standards Board recently issued
SFAS No. 133,  "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging  Activities."
SFAS No. 133 addresses the  accounting  for  derivative  instruments,  including
certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts.  Under SFAS No. 133,
entities are required to carry all  derivative  instruments in the balance sheet
at fair value.  The  accounting  for changes in the fair value  (i.e.,  gains or
losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and
qualifies as part of a hedging  relationship  and, if so, the reason for holding
it.  The  Company  must  adopt  SFAS 133 in fiscal  2001.  The  Company  has not
determined the impact that SFAS No. 133 will have on its results of operations.

Stock-Based  Compensation The Company accounts for its stock-based  compensation
plans  using the  intrinsic  value  method.  As such,  compensation  expense  is
recorded  on the date of grant if the  current  market  price of the  underlying
stock exceeds the exercise price.

Concentration  of Credit Risk The Company  distributes and sells its products to
end  users  primarily   through  a  combination  of  independent   domestic  and
international dealers and original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"). The Company
performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers'  financial  condition and
generally  does not require  collateral.  The  Company  maintains  reserves  for
potential  credit losses,  but  historically has not experienced any significant
losses  related to any one  business  group or  geographic  area.  One  customer
accounts for 10.5% of the Company's total revenues.  The Company  maintains cash
and cash  equivalents,  short- and long-term  investments with various financial
institutions.  Company  policy  is  designed  to  limit  exposure  with  any one
institution.  As part of its cash  and  risk  management

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process,  the Company  performs  periodic  evaluations  of the  relative  credit
standing of the financial institutions.


Note 2 Financial Instruments

Marketable  Securities  The  Company's  policy is to  diversify  its  investment
portfolio to reduce risk to principal  that could arise from credit,  geographic
and  investment  sector risk. At June 30, 1999,  investments  were placed with a
variety of different financial  institutions or other issuers, and no individual
security,  financial institution or obligation from a direct issuer exceeded ten
percent of total  investments.  All  investments  at June 30,  1999 and 1998 are
classified  as  held-to-maturity.  Investments  with a maturity of less than one
year have a rating of A1/P1 or better.  Investment  with a maturity of more than
one year have a minimum  rating of AA/Aa2.  The Company's  investment  portfolio
generally matures within one year or less. Long-term marketable  securities have
maturity dates through March 2001.  Cash,  cash  equivalents  and short-term and
long-term investments consist of the following:


                                                          Gross
(In thousands)                            Amortized     Unrealized
                                             Cost       Gain (Loss)   Fair Value
                                           --------     -----------   ----------
1999
Cash and cash equivalents
      Cash                                 $ 32,604      $   --         $ 32,604
      Commercial paper                       16,050             1         16,051
                                           --------      --------       --------
                                           $ 48,654      $      1       $ 48,655
                                           ========      ========       ========
Short-term investments
      Corporate bonds                      $ 10,253      $   --         $ 10,253
      Commercial paper                       14,526          --           14,526
        Governmental agencies                 6,279            (7)         6,272
                                           --------      --------       --------
Total short-term investments               $ 31,058      $     (7)      $ 31,051
                                           ========      ========       ========

Long-term investments
        Governmental agencies                 9,266           (50)         9,216
                                           --------      --------       --------
Total long-term investments                $  9,266      $    (50)      $  9,216
                                           ========      ========       ========

1998
Cash and cash equivalents
      Cash                                 $ 28,606      $   --         $ 28,606
      Commercial paper                       18,872          --           18,872
                                           --------      --------       --------
                                           $ 47,478      $   --         $ 47,478
                                           ========      ========       ========
Short-term investments
      U.S. treasury notes                  $ 12,046      $    (24)      $ 12,022
      Commercial paper                       27,261          --           27,261
                                           --------      --------       --------
Total short-term investments               $ 39,307      $    (24)      $ 39,283
                                           ========      ========       ========

Long-term investments
      Corporate bonds                      $  1,032      $   --         $  1,032
      Governmental agencies                   3,489          --            3,489
                                           --------      --------       --------
Total long-term investments                $  4,521      $   --         $  4,521
                                           ========      ========       ========

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Note 3 Balance Sheet Components

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              June 30,
In thousands                                            1999             1998
                                                      --------         --------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Inventories, net:
Raw materials                                         $ 12,018         $  6,418
Work in process                                          4,186            2,946
Finished goods                                           6,017            2,596
                                                      --------         --------
                                                      $ 22,221         $ 11,960
                                                      ========         ========

Property and Equipment:
Machinery and equipment                               $  7,685         $  6,249
Office furniture and fixtures                            6,879            2,941
Internal use software                                      951                0
Construction in progress                                 1,498                0
                                                      --------         --------
                                                      $ 17,013         $  9,190
Accumulated depreciation                                (6,204)          (3,779)
                                                      --------         --------
                                                      $ 10,809         $  5,411
                                                      ========         ========

Accrued expenses:
Payroll and commission related                        $  3,067         $  1,782
Taxes Payable                                            3,680            1,517
Warranty reserve                                         1,379            1,086
Other                                                    9,340            5,854
                                                      --------         --------
                                                      $ 17,466         $ 10,239
                                                      ========         ========


Note 4 Development of Software for Internal Use

         Beginning  in January  1999,  the  Company  commenced  development  and
implementation of a worldwide  information system based on enterprise  software.
The project is expected to be completed in the quarter ending March 31, 2000. In
January  1999,  the Company  reached the  application  development  stage of the
software  implementation  and  began  capitalizing  costs  associated  with  the
project.  As of June 30, 1999, the Company had  capitalized  approximately  $1.0
million.


Note 5 Acquisitions

         (a) Hewlett-Packard

         On June 30, 1999, the Company announced that it had signed a definitive
agreement to purchase certain assets of the Video Communications Division of the
Hewlett-Packard  Company  ("HP").  Under  the terms of the  agreement,  Pinnacle
Systems   would  acquire   substantially   all  of  the  assets  of  HP's  Video
Communications  Division,  including key technologies and intellectual property,
the Media Stream family of products and selected  additional  assets, as well as
most  managers  and  employees.  On August 2, 1999,  the Company  completed  the
purchase. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company paid HP

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approximately  $12.6  million in cash and issued  773,172  shares of  Pinnacle's
common  stock  valued  at  approximately  $19.5  million.  Pursuant  to a  stock
restriction  and  registration  rights  agreement  entered  into by the parties,
Pinnacle  filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  a  registration
statement on Form S-3 with respect to one-half of the Pinnacle  Shares issued to
HP. HP has agreed to certain restrictions with respect to the disposition of the
remainder of such shares.

         The  Company  will  account  for  the  HP  acquisition  as a  purchase.
Accordingly, the results of operations and the fair market value of the acquired
assets and assumed  liabilities will be included in the financial  statements of
the  Company as of August 2, 1999.  The  Company  estimates  that it will assume
liabilities  of  approximately  $3.0 million and expects to incur  approximately
$0.5 million in expenses associated with executing the transaction.  The Company
is currently in the process of valuing amounts to be allocated to  indentifiable
intangible  assets and  acquired  in-process  research  and  development.  These
valuations are being  performed by an independent  appraiser  using  established
valuation  techniques.  Charges for  in-process  research  and  development  and
amortization  of  intangibles  and  goodwill  will be included in the  Company's
statement of operations  for the quarter  ending  September  30, 1999.  Goodwill
represents  the amount by which the cost of acquired net assets exceeds the fair
value of the net assets acquired on the date of purchase.

         (b) Truevision

         On March 12,  1999,  the Company  acquired all the  outstanding  common
stock of Truevision,  Inc., a supplier of digital video products ("Truevision").
In connection  with the  acquisition,  Pinnacle  issued 824,206 shares of common
stock  valued at $11.5  million.  In  addition,  Pinnacle  issued to  Truevision
employees and Directors  139,678  options,  valued at $0.7 million,  to purchase
common stock at an exercise  price of $11.98.  The Company  also assumed  53,836
warrants  valued at $0.1  million.  The Company  incurred  acquisition  costs of
approximately  $0.5  million  for a total  purchase  price of $12.8  million and
assumed liabilities totaling $13.0 million.

         The  acquisition  was  accounted  for  under  the  purchase  method  of
accounting.  Accordingly,  the results of operations of Truevision  and the fair
market value of the acquired assets and assumed  liabilities  have been included
in the  financial  statements  of the  Company  since March 12,  1999.  Goodwill
represents the amount by which the cost of acquired net assets exceeded the fair
values of net assets on the date of purchase.  As of June 30, 1999,  the Company
has  recorded  $3.8  million in  tangible  assets,  $6.2  million in  in-process
research  and  development,  $2.7  million  in  other  identifiable  intangibles
including patents, trademarks and assembled workforce,  assumed $13.0 million in
liabilities and allocated $13.2 million to goodwill.

         The amounts  allocated to identifiable  intangible  assets and acquired
in-process  research and  development,  were based on results of an  independent
appraisal using established valuation techniques.

         The portion of the purchase price allocated to in-process  research and
development   represents   development   projects  that  have  not  yet  reached
technological  feasibility  and have no  alternative  future use.  Technological
feasibility was determined  based on: (i) an evaluation of the product's  status
in the development  process with respect to utilization and  contribution of the
individual  products as of the date of valuation and (ii) the expected  dates in
which the products would be commercialized. It was determined that technological
feasibility was achieved when a product is at beta stage.  The value assigned to
purchased  in-process  research and development was determined by estimating the
costs  to  develop  the  purchased  in-process  research  and  development  into
commercially viable products;  estimating the resulting net cash flows from such
projects; discounting the net cash flows back to the time of acquisition using a
discount  rate of 35%  and  then  applying  an  attribution  rate  based  on the
estimated percent complete

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<PAGE>


considering the approximate stage of completion of the in-process  technology at
the date of acquisition.  Based on this analysis and  computation,  $6.2 million
was charged to operations at the date of acquisition.

         The following  unaudited pro forma financial  information  presents the
combined  results of operations of Pinnacle and Truevision as if the acquisition
occurred as of the beginning of the periods  presented.  The unaudited pro forma
financial  information is not necessarily  indicative of the combined results of
operations of future  periods or the results that  actually  would have occurred
had  Pinnacle  and  Truevision  been a combined  company  during  the  specified
periods.  The pro forma  results  include  the  effects of the  amortization  of
acquisition-related  intangible  assets and exclude the charge for the purchased
in-process technology.

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

- -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Year Ended June 30,
                                             1999          1998
                                           ---------    ---------
Net revenue                                $ 174,144    $ 141,554
Net income (loss)                             13,249       (5,855)
Net income (loss) per common share
  -- basic                                 $    0.60    $   (0.63)
Net income (loss) per common share
  -- diluted                               $    0.55    $   (0.63)
Weighted average common share
  outstanding -- basic                        21,966       18,634
Weighted average common share
  outstanding -- diluted                      24,064       18,634

- -------------------------------------------------------------------


         (c) Shoreline

In March 1999,  the Company  acquired  Shoreline  Studios,  Inc.,  a provider of
real-time 3D graphics  software for use in live  broadcasts.  The cash price was
$0.8 million  including  related  goodwill of $0.4 million.  The transaction was
accounted for by the purchase method of accounting. The results of operations of
Shoreline, Inc.
did not have a material effect on the Company's results of operations.

         (d) Miro

In August 1997, the Company  acquired the Digital Video Products Group from miro
Computer  Products AG. In the  acquisition,  the Company  acquired the miroVIDEO
product  line,  certain  technology  and other  assets.  The Company  paid $15.2
million in cash in October 1997,  issued 407,130 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 for the year ended June 30, 1998.

To determine  the value of the software in the  development  stage,  the Company
considered,  among other factors,  the stage of development of each project, the
time and  resources  needed  to  complete  each  project,  expected  income  and
associated  risks.  Associated  risks  include  the  inherent  difficulties  and
uncertainties  in

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<PAGE>


completing the project and thereby achieving technological feasibility and risks
related to the viability of and potential changes in future target markets. As a
result of this analysis, the Company recorded an expense of $17.0 million for in
process research and development on the August 1997 acquisition date.

The terms of the  acquisition  also included an earnout  provision in which miro
Computer  Products AG would  receive  additional  consideration  equal to 50% of
sales  generated  in excess of $37 million  during the first  twelve full months
following  the  acquisition.   In  September  1998,  pursuant  to  this  earnout
provision, the Company issued an aggregate of 615,068 shares of its common stock
to miro Computer Products AG and recorded additional goodwill of $7.8 million to
be amortized into income over nine years using the straight-line method.


Note 6 Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Obligations

As  of  June  30,  1999,  the  Company  leased  facilities  and  vehicles  under
noncancelable operating leases. Future minimum lease payments are as follows (in
thousands):

     Year Ending June 30,

                               2000                   $ 2,676
                               2001                     2,376
                               2002                     2,026
                               2003                     1,575
                               2004                       521
                               Thereafter                 211
                                                      -------
                               Total                  $ 9,385
                                                      =======


Rent expense for the years ended June 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, was $1.8 million,
$1.1 million and $0.8 million respectively.

Legal Actions

         The Company is engaged in certain legal actions arising in the ordinary
course of  business.  The Company  believes it has adequate  legal  defenses and
believes  that the  ultimate  outcome of these  actions will not have a material
effect  on  the  Company's   consolidated   financial  position  or  results  of
operations,  although  there  can be no  assurance  as to the  outcome  of  such
litigation.


Note 7 Shareholders' Equity

Shareholder  Rights Plan In December  1996,  the Company  adopted a  Shareholder
Rights Plan  pursuant to which one Right was  distributed  for each  outstanding
share  of  common  stock.   Each  Right   entitles   stockholders   to  buy  one
one-thousandth  of a share  of  Series  A  Participating  Preferred  Stock at an
exercise price of $65.00 upon certain events.

                                      F-15

<PAGE>


The Rights become  exercisable if a person acquires 15% or more of the Company's
common stock or announces a tender offer that would result in such person owning
15% or more of the Company's common stock. If the Rights become exercisable, the
holder of each Right  (other than the person  whose  acquisition  triggered  the
exercisability  of the  Rights)  will be entitled  to  purchase,  at the Right's
then-current  exercise  price, a number of shares of the Company's  common stock
having a market value of twice the exercise price.  In addition,  if the Company
were to be acquired in a merger or business  combination after the Rights became
exercisable,  each Right will  entitle  its holder to  purchase,  at the Right's
then-current  exercise  price,  common stock of the acquiring  company  having a
market  value of twice the  exercise  price.  The Rights are  redeemable  by the
Company  at a price of $0.001  per  Right at any time  within  ten days  after a
person has acquired 15% or more of the Company's common stock.


Note 8 Employee Benefit Plans

Stock  Option  Plans The  Company's  1987 Stock  Option  Plan (the "1987  Plan")
provides  for the grant of both  incentive  and  nonstatutory  stock  options to
employees,  directors and  consultants of the Company.  Pursuant to the terms of
the 1987  Plan,  after  April 1997 no further  shares are  available  for future
grants.

In September 1994, the  shareholders  approved the 1994  Directors'  Option Plan
(the "Director  Plan"),  reserving  200,000 shares of common stock for issuance.
The Plan provides for the granting of nonstatutory stock options to non-employee
directors of the Company.  Under the Director Plan, upon joining the Board, each
non-employee director automatically receives an option to purchase 10,000 shares
of the  Company's  common stock vesting over four years.  Following  each annual
shareholders' meeting, each non-employee director receives an option to purchase
2,500 shares of the  Company's  common stock vesting over a twelve month period.
All Director Plan options are granted at an exercise  price equal to fair market
value on the date of grant and have a  ten-year  term.  There were  117,500  and
140,000 shares available for grants under the Director Plan at June 30, 1999 and
1998, respectively.

In October 1996, the shareholders approved the 1996 Stock Option Plan (the "1996
Plan").  The 1996 Plan provides for grants of both  incentive  and  nonstatutory
common stock options to employees,  directors and consultants to purchase common
stock at a price  equal to the fair  market  value of such  shares  on the grant
dates.  Options  pursuant to the 1996 Plan are generally  granted for a ten-year
term and generally vest over a four-year  period.  At June 30, 1999,  there were
503,000 shares  available for grant under the 1996 Plan.  Subject to shareholder
approval  at the 1999 annual  meeting of  shareholders,  the Board of  Directors
increased the number of shares available for grant by 800,000 shares.

In November 1996, the Board of Directors  approved the 1996  Supplemental  Stock
Option Plan (the "1996  Supplemental  Plan). The 1996 Supplemental Plan provides
for grants of  non-statutory  common stock options to employees and  consultants
other  than  officers  and  directors  at a price  determined  by the  Board  of
Directors.  Options pursuant to the 1996 Supplemental Plan are generally granted
for a ten-year  term and  generally  vest over a four-year  period.  At June 30,
1999, there were no shares available for grant under the 1996 Supplemental Plan.
In July 1999,  the Board of  Directors  approved  an  increase  in the number of
shares available for exercise by 1,500,000. This increase will be used primarily
for grants to the employees  hired pursuant to the acquisition of certain of the
assets of the Video Communications Division of Hewlett-Packard Company.

In  addition  to the above  mentioned  plans,  an officer of the  Company  holds
197,586  options at an exercise price of $1.13,  all of which are outside of the
Plan and were exercisable as of June 30, 1999. Also, pursuant to the acquisition
of Truevision,  a former officer of Truvision  holds 22,536 warrants to purchase
the Company's common stock at $11.98 per share.

                                      F-16

<PAGE>


Stock option  activity  under these  employee  and director  option plans was as
follows:

                                                                        Weighted
                                                                        Average
                                             Available     Options      Exercise
(shares in thousands)                        For Grant   Outstanding     Price
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Balance at June 30, 1996                         400        2,516       $  5.25
Additional shares reserved                     1,440         --             --
Exercised                                       --           (162)      $  2.36
Granted                                       (1,416)       1,416       $  5.61
Canceled                                         454         (496)      $  7.71
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at June 30, 1997                         878        3,274       $  5.18
Additional shares reserved                     1,730         --             --
Exercised                                       --           (906)      $  3.88
Granted                                       (2,358)       2,358       $ 11.39
Canceled                                         436         (532)      $  9.09
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at June 30, 1998                         686        4,194       $  8.44
Additional shares reserved                     1,600         --             --
Exercised                                       --           (953)      $  7.28
Granted                                       (1,948)       1,948       $ 14.98
Assumed from Truevision acquisition             --            140       $ 11.98
Canceled                                         284         (326)      $ 11.33
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at June 30, 1999                         622        5,003       $ 11.13


Assumptions used with the  Black-Scholes  Option-Pricing  Model were as follows:
for fiscal 1999, a stock price  volatility of 57.0%, no expected  dividends,  an
average risk-free  interest rate of 4.93% and an average expected option term of
3.4 years;  for fiscal  1998,  a stock price  volatility  of 55.5%,  no expected
dividends,  an average risk-free  interest rate of 5.80% and an average expected
option  term of 4.4 years;  and for fiscal  1997,  a stock price  volatility  of
55.5%, no expected dividends, an average risk-free interest rate of 6.01% and an
average  expected option term of 4.5 years.  The weighted  average fair value of
options  granted  for the fiscal  years ended June 30,  1999,  1998 and 1997 was
$6.64, $5.76 and $2.88 respectively.

                                      F-17

<PAGE>


<TABLE>
The following table summarizes stock options outstanding and exercisable at June
30, 1999.

<CAPTION>
                                              Outstanding                                   Exercisable
                          ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Weighted       Weighted                             Weighted
                                                 Average        Average                              Average
Exercise                      Shares            Remaining      Exercise                Shares       Exercise
Price Range               (In thousands)      Life in years      Price             (In thousands)     Price
- -----------               --------------      -------------      -----             --------------     -----
<S>                            <C>                 <C>          <C>                    <C>            <C>
$ 0.43 to  8.00                1,313               6.4          $ 5.14                   823          $ 4.73
$ 8.50 to 10.31                1,308               8.5          $10.00                   334          $ 9.71
$11.00 to 15.13                1,252               8.6          $12.81                   356          $12.32
$15.88 to 34.45                1,130               9.6          $17.53                    49          $16.51
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                          5,003               8.2          $11.13                 1,562          $ 7.90
</TABLE>


Had compensation  expense for the Company's stock based  compensation plans been
determined   consistent   with  SFAS  No.  123,   "Accounting   for  Stock-Based
Compensation"  the  Company's  net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share
would have been as follows (in thousands except per share data):


                                              Year ended June 30,
                                 ---------------------------------------------
                                   1999              1998              1997
                                 --------          ---------         ---------
Net Income (loss);
         As reported             $ 18,436          $  (6,220)        $ (14,935)
         Pro forma               $ 10,922          $ (12,100)        $ (17,245)
Earnings per share:
    Basic--As reported           $    .86          $   (0.35)        $   (1.01)
         --Pro forma             $    .51          $   (0.68)        $   (1.17)
    Diluted--As reported         $    .79          $   (0.35)        $   (1.01)
           --Pro forma           $    .47          $   (0.68)        $   (1.17)


Stock  Purchase  Plan The Company has a 1994 Employee  Stock  Purchase Plan (the
"Purchase Plan") under which all eligible  employees may acquire common stock at
the  lesser  of 85% of the  closing  sales  price  of  the  stock  at  specific,
predetermined  dates. In October 1998, the shareholders  increased the number of
shares  authorized  to be issued  under the plan to 1,300,000  shares,  of which
623,550 were  available  for issuance at June 30, 1999.  The  shareholders  also
approved  annual  increases to the plan of the lesser of 600,000 shares or 2% of
the Company's  outstanding shares of common stock.  Employees purchased 224,000,
226,000 and 154,000  shares for the years  ended June 30,  1999,  1998 and 1997,
respectively.  The fair value of  employees'  stock  purchase  rights  under the
Purchase Plan was  estimated  using the  Black-Scholes  model with the following
weighted average  assumptions used for purchases in each of the following fiscal
years ended June 30,:


                                              1999          1998          1997
                                              ----          ----          ----
Risk-free interest rate                        4.8%          5.5%          5.9%
Expected life (in years)                       0.5           0.5           0.5
Expected volatility                           57.0%         55.5%         55.5%

                                      F-18

<PAGE>


Retirement  Plan The Company  has a defined  contribution  401(k) plan  covering
substantially  all  of  its  domestic  employees.   Participants  may  elect  to
contribute  up to 15%  of  their  eligible  earnings  to  this  plan  (up to the
statutory maximum amount).  The Company can make discretionary  contributions to
the plan determined  solely by the Board of Directors.  The Company has not made
any such contributions to the plan to date.


Note 9 Income Taxes

A summary of the components of income tax expense follow (in thousands):

                                                        Year ended June 30,
                                               --------------------------------
                                                 1999        1998        1997
                                               --------    --------    --------
Current:
     Federal                                   $  2,260    $  1,511    $   (841)
     State                                            2         120           5
     Foreign                                      1,482         771          36
     Less: benefit of net operating losses         --        (1,121)       --
                                               --------    --------    --------
         Total current                            3,744       1,281        (800)
Deferred:
     Federal                                     (8,427)       (583)      2,467
     State                                       (2,031)       --          --
     Foreign                                        388        --           778
                                               --------    --------    --------
         Total deferred                         (10,070)       (583)      3,245

Charge in lieu of taxes attributed to
         employer stock option plans              6,992       1,987        --
                                               --------    --------    --------
         Total tax expense                     $    666    $  2,685    $  2,445
                                               ========    ========    ========

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
Total income tax expense differs from expected  income tax expense  (computed by
applying the U.S.  federal  corporate  income tax rate of 35% for the year ended
June 30,  1999 and 34% for the  years  ended  June 30,  1998 and 1997 to  profit
(loss) before taxes) as follows (in thousands):

<CAPTION>
                                                                        Year ended June 30,
                                                             ---------------------------------------------
                                                              1999                1998               1997
                                                             -------            -------            -------
<S>                                                          <C>                <C>                <C>
Income tax expense (benefit) at federal statutory rate       $ 6,685            $(1,202)           $(4,246)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefits           505                228                  5
Unutilized net operating loss                                   --                 --                3,305
Foreign tax rate differentials                                   288                182               --
Research tax credit                                             (333)              (430)              --
Change in beginning of the year valuation allowance           (6,400)             3,714              3,245
Other, net                                                       (79)               193                136
                                                             -------            -------            -------
                                                             $   666            $ 2,685            $ 2,445
                                                             =======            =======            =======

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

                                                                F-19

<PAGE>


<TABLE>
The tax effects of temporary  differences that give rise to significant portions
of deferred tax assets and deferred tax  liabilities  as of June 30, 1999,  1998
and 1997, are as follows (in thousands):


<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                                      June 30,
                                                                                   ------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     1999                1998                1997
                                                                                   --------            --------            --------
<S>                                                                                <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Deferred tax assets:
     Accrued expense and reserves                                                  $  2,973            $  3,873            $  3,965
     Acquired intangibles                                                            12,787               9,614               3,410
     Net operating loss carry forwards                                                 --                  --                 1,121
     Tax credit carry forwards                                                        1,346               1,861               1,225
     Other                                                                              132                  60                  53
                                                                                   --------            --------            --------
         Total gross deferred tax assets                                             17,238              15,408               9,774
         Less: valuation allowance                                                   (6,197)            (14,385)             (9,243)
                                                                                   --------            --------            --------
              Net deferred tax assets                                                11,041               1,023                 531
                                                                                   --------            --------            --------
Deferred tax liabilities:
         Accumulated domestic international
            sales corporation income                                                   (388)               (440)               (503)
         Fixed assets and other assets                                                 --                  --                   (28)
                                                                                   --------            --------            --------
              Total gross deferred tax liabilities                                     (388)               (440)               (531)
                                                                                   --------            --------            --------
              Net deferred tax assets                                              $ 10,653            $    583            $   --
                                                                                   ========            ========            ========

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


The Company has provided a valuation allowance for a portion of its deferred tax
assets as it is presently unable to conclude that all of the deferred tax assets
are more likely than not to be  realized.  Total  valuation  allowance  was $6.2
million, $14.4 million, and $9.2 million as of June 30, 1999, June 30, 1998, and
June 30, 1997,  respectively.  During fiscal year 1999, the valuation  allowance
decreased by $8.2 million. Approximately $6.9 million was credited to additional
paid-in capital for tax benefits related to disqualifying  dispositions of stock
options.

As of June 30,  1999,  the  Company  has federal  research  and  experimentation
carryforwards  of $0.7  million  which expire  between 2012 and 2014,  and state
research and experimentation  credit carryforwards of $.06 million which have no
expiration provision.

As of June 30, 1999,  the  cumulative  amount of unremitted  earnings of non-U.S
subsidiaries on which the Company had not provided U.S taxes  approximated  $4.5
million.  The  additional  taxes that could arise if those  earnings  were to be
remitted to the U.S would not be material.  It is management's intent that these
earnings remain indefinitely invested.


Note 10 Segment Information

In June 1998,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued  Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  131,  "Disclosures  about  Segments of an
Enterprise  and Related  Information"  (SFAS No. 131),  which is  effective  for
periods  beginning  after  December 15, 1997.  SFAS No. 131 requires that public
business  enterprises  report certain  information  about operating  segments in
annual  and  interim  financial  statements  filed  with the SEC and  issued  to
shareholders.  It also  establishes  standards  for  related  disclosures  about
products and services, geographic areas and major customers.  Operating segments
are  defined as  components

                                      F-20

<PAGE>


of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is
evaluated  regularly by the chief  operating  decision maker, or decision making
group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing their performance.
The  Company's  organizational  structure is based on three  strategic  business
groups that sell various products into the principle markets which the Company's
products are sold.  These  business units equate to three  reportable  segments:
Broadcast, Desktop or Professional, and Consumer . The Company's chief operating
decision  maker  ("CODM")   reviews   financial   information   presented  on  a
consolidated basis,  accompanied by disaggregated  information by business group
for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing financial performance.

The CODM evaluates the  performance of the business groups based on revenues and
operating income before income taxes,  interest income,  interest expenses,  and
other income, excluding the effects of nonrecurring charges including in process
research and development. Common costs not directly attributable to a particular
business  group  are  allocated  among  segments  based  on  management's   best
estimates,   including  an  allocation  of   depreciation   expense   without  a
corresponding  allocation  of the related  assets.  Although  the  Company  does
include depreciation expense in its segmented information,  amounts allocated to
each business group are insignificant. The Company is not capital intensive as a
significant  portion of its  property  and  equipment  is composed of  leasehold
improvements  and  aggregate  depreciation  is  approximately  2% of sales.  The
Company does not present assets of the business groups as part of the assessment
of performance. Therefore such information is not being disclosed.

For the fiscal  year ended June 30,  1997 and prior,  the  Company  managed  the
business and evaluated its performance on a consolidated  basis. The Company did
not assess  performance  by business  group and  therefore  did not produce such
statements of  operations.  Therefore  information of this kind has been omitted
for the fiscal  year  ended June 30,  1997.  The  following  is a summary of the
Company's  operations by operating segment for the fiscal periods ended June 30,
1999 and 1998 (in thousands):

                                                      1999               1998
                                                   ---------          ---------
Broadcast:
  Revenues                                         $  26,917          $  25,521
  Gross profit                                        15,483             15,309
  Operating income (loss)                          $  (2,398)         $     508

Desktop:
  Revenues                                         $  89,798          $  60,335
  Gross profit                                        53,430             35,403
  Operating income                                 $  20,352          $  17,355

Consumer:
  Revenues                                         $  42,383          $  19,440
  Gross profit                                        15,803              5,869
  Operating income (loss)                          $   1,985          $  (7,577)

Consolidated:
  Revenues                                         $ 159,098          $ 105,296
  Gross profit                                        85,076             56,581
  Operating income                                 $  20,939          $  10,286

                                      F-21

<PAGE>


The following  table  reconciles  revenues and operating  income (loss) to total
consolidated amounts for the years ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 (in thousands):


                                                           1999          1998
                                                         --------      --------
Total operating income for reportable segments           $ 20,939      $ 10,286
Unallocated amounts:
       In process research and development                 (6,579)      (16,960)
                                                         --------      --------
Consolidated operating income (loss)                     $ 14,360      $ (6,674)
                                                         ========      ========


The Company  markets  its  products  in North  America and in foreign  countries
through its sales  personnel,  dealers,  distributors and  subsidiaries.  Export
sales  account  for a  significant  portion  of the  Company's  net  sales.  The
following  table  presents  a  summary  of  revenue  and  long-lived  assets  by
geographic region for years ended June 30 (in thousands):

                                              1999          1998          1997
                                            --------      --------      --------
Revenues
- --------
North America (US and Canada)               $ 62,393      $ 44,621      $ 22,603
Germany                                       20,430         9,596           692
Spain, Great Britain, Italy                   19,103         8,585         1,007
France                                        12,501         6,753         2,368
Other foreign countries                       44,671        35,741        10,812
                                            --------      --------      --------
Total                                       $159,098      $105,296      $ 37,482
                                            ========      ========      ========


Long-lived assets
- -----------------
North America (US and Canada)               $ 22,006      $ 13,071      $  9,539
Germany                                        9,715         3,834          --
Other foreign countries                        1,309           466           353
                                            --------      --------      --------
                                            $ 33,030      $ 17,371      $  9,892
                                            ========      ========      ========


Avid Technology,  Inc. (Avid) accounted for approximately 6.8%, 10.7%, and 26.4%
of the  Company's  net sales for the years ended June 30, 1999,  1998,  and 1997
respectively.  Sales to Avid are  included  in the  Company's  desktop  business
segment.  Ingram Micro Inc.  accounted for approximately  10.5% of the company's
net sales for the  years  ended  June 30,  1999 and  1998.  Sales to Ingram  are
included in both the Company's desktop and consumer business segments.

In  addition,  Avid  accounted  for  approximately  5.7%,  8.1% and 20.0% of net
accounts receivable at June 30, 1999, 1998, and 1997, respectively. Ingram Micro
Inc.  accounted for 23.2% and 18.5 % of net account  receivable at June 30, 1999
and 1998, respectively.


Note 11 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

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<PAGE>


Company is also a director of Bell.  During the years ended June 30, 1999,  1998
and 1997, the Company purchased  materials totaling $11.3 million,  $4.0 million
and $4.5 million respectively, from Bell pursuant to the Agreement.


Note 12 Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table reflects  supplemental  cash flow from investing  activities
related to the Truevision and Shoreline acquisitions.

Fair value of:                                Truevision   Shoreline     Total
- --------------                                ----------   ---------     -----
Assets acquired and goodwill                   $ 24,981    $    754    $ 25,735
Liabilities assumed                             (13,062)       (250)    (13,312)
Common stock, stock options
  and warrants issued                           (12,856)       --       (12,856)
                                               --------    --------    --------
Cash paid                                          --           504         504
Cash acquired                                      (937)                   (937)
                                               --------    --------    --------

Net cash (received) paid on acquisitions       $   (937)   $    504    $   (433)
                                               ========    ========    ========

                                      F-23

<PAGE>


Note 13 Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
Summarized  quarterly  financial  information  for  fiscal  1999  and 1998 is as
follows (in thousands except for per share data amounts):

<CAPTION>
                                                               1st Quarter         2nd Quarter        3rd Quarter        4th Quarter
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                              <C>                 <C>                <C>                 <C>
Fiscal 1999:
- ------------
Net sales                                                        $ 32,273            $ 39,172           $ 40,147            $ 47,506
Gross profit                                                       17,260              20,975             21,705              25,135
In process research and development                                  --                  --                6,579                --
Income (loss) from operations                                       3,863               5,176             (1,127)              6,447
Net income                                                          4,008               5,040                  8               9,378
Net income per share
     - basic                                                         0.20                0.24               0.00                0.42
     - diluted                                                       0.18                0.22               0.00                0.37
Shares used to compute
   net income per share
     - basic                                                       20,404              21,048             21,542              22,580
     - diluted                                                     22,226              23,002             23,854              25,327


Fiscal 1998:
- ------------
Net sales                                                        $ 16,514            $ 27,881           $ 29,332            $ 31,569
Gross profit                                                        8,778              14,764             15,701              17,338
In process research and development                                16,960                --                 --                  --
Income (loss) from operations                                     (16,746)              2,550              3,134               4,388
Net income (loss)                                                 (16,347)              2,453              3,328               4,346
Net income (loss) per share
     - basic                                                        (1.11)               0.15               0.17                0.22
     - diluted                                                      (1.11)               0.13               0.16                0.20
Shares used to compute
   net income (loss) per share
     - basic                                                       14,804              16,928             19,560              19,986
     - diluted                                                     14,804              18,646             21,620              22,246
</TABLE>

                                                                F-24

<PAGE>
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (in thousands)


                                             Balance at       Balance at
                                            beginning of        end of
                                              period            period
                                           --------------   --------------
Year ended June 30, 1999
Allowance for bad debt                         1,469           1,899   (a)
Sales return allowances                        2,954           3,158   (b)
Inventory obsolescence                         3,112           5,719   (c)

Year ended June 30, 1998
Allowance for bad debt                           800           1,469
Sales return allowances                          954           2,954
Inventory obsolescence                         5,728           3,112

Year ended June 30, 1997
Allowance for bad debt                           495             800
Sales return allowances                          345             954
Inventory obsolescence                         1,800           5,728


(a)  Ending amount includes an accrued balance of $0.3 million recorded upon the
     acquisition of Truevision, Inc.
(b)  Ending amount includes an accrued balance of $0.9 million recorded upon the
     acquisition of Truevision, Inc.
(c)  Ending amount includes an accrued balance of $2.3 million recorded upon the
     acquisition of Truevision, Inc.




                             PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC.

                       1996 SUPPLEMENTAL STOCK OPTION PLAN

                         (As amended September 1, 1999)

         1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Supplemental Stock Option
Plan are:

                  o  to  attract  and retain the best  available  personnel  for
                     positions of substantial responsibility,

                  o  to  provide   additional   incentive   to   Employees   and
                     Consultants, and

                  o  to promote the success of the Company's business.

         Options granted under the Plan will be Nonstatutory Stock Options.

         2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

                  (a)  "Administrator"  means the Board or any of its Committees
as shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

                  (b) "Applicable  Laws" means the requirements  relating to the
administration  of stock option  plans under U. S. state  corporate  laws,  U.S.
federal and state  securities  laws,  the Code,  any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable  laws of
any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options are, or will be, granted under
the Plan.

                  (c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

                  (d)  "Code"  means  the  Internal  Revenue  Code of  1986,  as
amended.

                  (e)  "Committee"  means a committee of Directors  appointed by
the Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.

                  (f) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.

                  (g)  "Company"  means  Pinnacle  Systems,  Inc.,  a California
corporation.

                  (h)  "Consultant"  means any  person,  including  an  advisor,
engaged by the  Company or a Parent or  Subsidiary  to render  services  to such
entity.

                  (i) "Director" means a member of the Board.

                  (j)  "Disability"  means  total and  permanent  disability  as
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

<PAGE>

                  (k) "Employee" means any person, excluding Officers,  employed
by the Company or any Parent or  Subsidiary of the Company.  A Service  Provider
shall  not  cease  to be an  Employee  in the case of (i) any  leave of  absence
approved by the Company or (ii)  transfers  between  locations of the Company or
between the Company,  its Parent,  any  Subsidiary,  or any  successor.  Neither
service as a Director  nor payment of a director's  fee by the Company  shall be
sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.

                  (l) "Exchange Act" means the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

                  (m) "Fair Market  Value" means,  as of any date,  the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:

                           (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any  established
stock exchange or a national  market system,  including  without  limitation the
Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market,
its Fair Market  Value  shall be the closing  sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the time of  determination,  as reported in
The  Wall  Street  Journal  or such  other  source  as the  Administrator  deems
reliable;

                           (ii) If the  Common  Stock is  regularly  quoted by a
recognized  securities  dealer but  selling  prices are not  reported,  the Fair
Market  Value of a Share of Common  Stock shall be the mean between the high bid
and low asked prices for the Common  Stock on the last market  trading day prior
to the day of  determination,  as reported  in The Wall  Street  Journal or such
other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

                           (iii) In the absence of an established market for the
Common  Stock,  the Fair Market Value shall be  determined  in good faith by the
Administrator.

                  (n)  "Notice of Grant"  means a written or  electronic  notice
evidencing  certain  terms and  conditions of an  individual  Option grant.  The
Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.

                  (o) "Officer"  means a person who is an officer of the Company
within  the  meaning  of  Section  16 of the  Exchange  Act  and the  rules  and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

                  (p)  "Option"  means  a  nonstatutory   stock  option  granted
pursuant  to the Plan,  that is not  intended to qualify as an  incentive  stock
option  within  the  meaning  of  Section  422 of the Code  and the  regulations
promulgated thereunder.

                  (q) "Option  Agreement" means an agreement between the Company
and an Optionee  evidencing  the terms and  conditions of an  individual  Option
grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

                  (r)  "Option   Exchange   Program"  means  a  program  whereby
outstanding  options  are  surrendered  in  exchange  for  options  with a lower
exercise price.

                                      -2-
<PAGE>

                  (s)  "Optioned  Stock"  means the Common  Stock  subject to an
Option.

                  (t)  "Optionee"  means  the  holder of an  outstanding  Option
granted under the Plan.

                  (u)  "Parent"  means a "parent  corporation,"  whether  now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

                  (v) "Plan" means this 1996 Supplemental Stock Option Plan.

                  (w) "Service  Provider" means an Employee or Consultant who is
not also a Director or Officer.

                  (x) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock,  as adjusted in
accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.

                  (y) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

         3. Stock Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the  provisions of Section 12
of the Plan,  the maximum  aggregate  number of Shares which may be optioned and
sold under the Plan is  3,800,000  Shares.  The Shares  may be  authorized,  but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

         If an Option  expires  or becomes  unexercisable  without  having  been
exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange Program, the
unpurchased  Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future
grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated).

         4. Administration of the Plan.

                  (a) The Plan shall be  administered  by (A) the Board or (B) a
Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.

                  (b) Powers of the Administrator.  Subject to the provisions of
the  Plan,  and in the  case of a  Committee,  subject  to the  specific  duties
delegated  by the Board to such  Committee,  the  Administrator  shall  have the
authority, in its discretion:

                           (i) to determine  the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock;

                           (ii) to select the Service  Providers to whom Options
may be granted hereunder;

                           (iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options
are granted hereunder;

                           (iv) to  determine  the  number  of  shares of Common
Stock to be covered by each Option granted hereunder;

                                      -3-
<PAGE>

                           (v) to approve  forms of agreement  for use under the
Plan;

                           (vi) to  determine  the  terms  and  conditions,  not
inconsistent  with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted  hereunder.  Such
terms and conditions  include,  but are not limited to, the exercise price,  the
time or times when Options may be exercised  (which may be based on  performance
criteria),  any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture  restrictions,  and
any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or the shares of Common Stock
relating thereto,  based in each case on such factors as the  Administrator,  in
its sole discretion, shall determine;

                           (vii) to reduce the  exercise  price of any Option to
the then  current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
covered  by such  Option  shall  have  declined  since the date the  Option  was
granted;

                           (viii) to institute an Option Exchange Program;

                           (ix) to construe and  interpret the terms of the Plan
and awards granted pursuant to the Plan;

                           (x)  to  prescribe,   amend  and  rescind  rules  and
regulations  relating to the Plan,  including rules and regulations  relating to
sub-plans  established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment
under foreign tax laws;

                           (xi) to  modify  or amend  each  Option  (subject  to
Section 14(b) of the Plan), including the discretionary  authority to extend the
post-termination  exercisability  period of  Options  longer  than is  otherwise
provided for in the Plan;

                           (xii) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of
the  Company  any  instrument  required  to  effect  the  grant of an  Option or
previously granted by the Administrator;

                           (xiii)  to  determine  the  terms  and   restrictions
applicable to Options;

                           (xiv) to allow  Optionees to satisfy  withholding tax
obligations  by  electing  to have the  Company  withhold  from the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock  Purchase Right that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair
Market Value of the Shares to be withheld  shall be  determined on the date that
the  amount of tax to be  withheld  is to be  determined.  All  elections  by an
Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and
under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and

                           (xv)  to  make  all   other   determinations   deemed
necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

                  (c) Effect of Administrator's  Decision.  The  Administrator's
decisions,  determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of Options.

                                      -4-
<PAGE>

         5. Eligibility.  Options may be granted to Service Providers other than
Officers  (except as set forth  herein)  and  Directors.  Officers  shall not be
eligible to receive Options under this Plan; provided, however, that Options may
be  granted  to an  Officer  not  previously  employed  by  the  Company,  as an
inducement  essential to the individual's  entering into an employment  contract
with the Company.

         6.  Limitation.  Neither the Plan nor any Option  shall  confer upon an
Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee's  relationship  as a
Service Provider with the Company,  nor shall they interfere in any way with the
Optionee's  right or the Company's  right to terminate such  relationship at any
time, with or without cause.

         7. Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become  effective upon its adoption by
the  Board.  It shall  continue  in effect  for ten (10)  years,  unless  sooner
terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.

         8.  Term of  Option.  The term of each  Option  shall be  stated in the
Option Agreement.

         9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

                  (a)  Exercise  Price.  The per  share  exercise  price for the
Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Administrator.

                  (b) Waiting Period and Exercise  Dates.  At the time an Option
is granted,  the Administrator  shall fix the period within which the Option may
be exercised and shall determine any conditions  which must be satisfied  before
the Option may be exercised.

                  (c) Form of Consideration.  The Administrator  shall determine
the acceptable  form of  consideration  for exercising an Option,  including the
method of payment. Such consideration may consist entirely of:

                           (i) cash;

                           (ii) check;

                           (iii) promissory note;

                           (iv)  other  Shares  which  (A) in the case of Shares
acquired  upon  exercise of an option,  have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of  surrender,  and (B) have a Fair Market  Value on
the date of surrender equal to the aggregate  exercise price of the Shares as to
which said Option shall be exercised;

                           (v)  consideration  received by the  Company  under a
cashless  exercise  program  implemented  by the Company in connection  with the
Plan;

                           (vi)  a  reduction  in  the  amount  of  any  Company
liability  to  the  Optionee,   including  any  liability  attributable  to  the
Optionee's participation in any Company-sponsored  deferred compensation program
or arrangement;

                                      -5-
<PAGE>

                           (vii) such other  consideration and method of payment
for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or

                           (viii) any  combination  of the foregoing  methods of
payment.

         10. Exercise of Option.

                  (a)  Procedure  for  Exercise;  Rights as a  Shareholder.  Any
Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan
and at such times and under such  conditions as determined by the  Administrator
and set forth in the  Option  Agreement.  An Option may not be  exercised  for a
fraction of a Share.

                           An Option shall be deemed  exercised when the Company
receives:  (i) written or electronic  notice of exercise (in accordance with the
Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full
payment  for the Shares  with  respect to which the  Option is  exercised.  Full
payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the
Administrator  and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued
upon  exercise of an Option  shall be issued in the name of the  Optionee or, if
requested  by the  Optionee,  in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse.
Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate  entry on the books
of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company),  no right
to vote or receive  dividends or any other rights as a  shareholder  shall exist
with respect to the Optioned Stock,  notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.
The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares  promptly  after the
Option is exercised.  No  adjustment  will be made for a dividend or other right
for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued,  except as
provided in Section 13 of the Plan.

                           Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the
number of Shares  thereafter  available,  both for  purposes of the Plan and for
sale  under the  Option,  by the  number  of  Shares  as to which the  Option is
exercised.

                  (b) Termination of Relationship as a Service  Provider.  If an
Optionee ceases to be a Service  Provider,  other than upon the Optionee's death
or Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only within such
period of time as is specified in the Option  Agreement,  and only to the extent
that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than
the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement).
In the absence of a specified  time in the Option  Agreement,  the Option  shall
remain  exercisable for three (3) months  following the Optionee's  termination.
If, on the date of  termination,  the  Optionee  is not  vested as to his or her
entire Option,  the Shares  covered by the unvested  portion of the Option shall
revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or
her Option  within the time  specified  by the  Administrator,  the Option shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

                  (c)  Disability  of  Optionee.  If an Optionee  ceases to be a
Service  Provider as a result of the  Optionee's  Disability,  the  Optionee may
exercise  his or her Option  within such period of time as is  specified  in the
Option Agreement,  to the extent the Option is vested on the date of

                                      -6-
<PAGE>

termination  (but in no  event  later  than the  expiration  of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time
in the Option  Agreement,  the Option shall remain  exercisable  for twelve (12)
months following the Optionee's termination. If, on the date of termination, the
Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the
unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after  termination,
the  Optionee  does not  exercise  his or her Option  within the time  specified
herein, the Option shall terminate,  and the Shares covered by such Option shall
revert to the Plan.

                  (d) Death of  Optionee.  If an  Optionee  dies while a Service
Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is specified
in the Option  Agreement  (but in no event later than the expiration of the term
of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee's estate or
by a person  who  acquires  the  right to  exercise  the  Option by  bequest  or
inheritance,  but only to the  extent  that the  Option is vested on the date of
death.  In the absence of a specified time in the Option  Agreement,  the Option
shall  remain  exercisable  for twelve  (12)  months  following  the  Optionee's
termination.  If, at the time of death,  the Optionee is not vested as to his or
her entire  Option,  the Shares  covered by the  unvested  portion of the Option
shall  immediately  revert to the  Plan.  The  Option  may be  exercised  by the
executor or administrator of the Optionee's estate or, if none, by the person(s)
entitled to exercise the Option under the Optionee's will or the laws of descent
or  distribution.  If the Option is not so exercised  within the time  specified
herein, the Option shall terminate,  and the Shares covered by such Option shall
revert to the Plan.

                  (e) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer
to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option  previously  granted based
on  such  terms  and  conditions  as  the  Administrator   shall  establish  and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

         11.  Non-Transferability of Options. Unless determined otherwise by the
Administrator,  an  Option  may not be sold,  pledged,  assigned,  hypothecated,
transferred,  or disposed of in any manner  other than by will or by the laws of
descent  or  distribution  and may be  exercised,  during  the  lifetime  of the
Optionee,   only  by  the  Optionee.   If  the  Administrator  makes  an  Option
transferable,  such Option shall contain such additional terms and conditions as
the Administrator deems appropriate.

         12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization,  Dissolution, Merger or
Asset Sale.

                  (a) Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required action
by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered
by each outstanding  Option, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have
been  authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet
been  granted  or which  have been  returned  to the Plan upon  cancellation  or
expiration of an Option,  as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered
by each such  outstanding  Option,  shall be  proportionately  adjusted  for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued  shares of Common  Stock  resulting
from a  stock  split,  reverse  stock  split,  stock  dividend,  combination  or
reclassification  of the Common Stock,  or any other increase or decrease in the
number  of  issued  shares  of  Common  Stock   effected   without   receipt  of
consideration  by  the  Company;  provided,  however,  that  conversion  of  any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of  consideration."  Such adjustment shall be made

                                      -7-
<PAGE>

by the Board,  whose  determination in that respect shall be final,  binding and
conclusive.  Except as expressly  provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities  convertible into shares of stock of
any class,  shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.

                  (b) Dissolution or  Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company,  the Administrator  shall notify each
Optionee as soon as  practicable  prior to the  effective  date of such proposed
transaction.  The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to
have the right to exercise  his or her Option  until ten (10) days prior to such
transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as
to which the  Option  would not  otherwise  be  exercisable.  In  addition,  the
Administrator  may provide that any Company  repurchase option applicable to any
Shares  purchased  upon exercise of an Option shall lapse as to all such Shares,
provided the proposed  dissolution or liquidation takes place at the time and in
the manner contemplated.  To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an
Option will terminate  immediately  prior to the  consummation  of such proposed
action.

                  (c)  Merger  or Asset  Sale.  In the  event of a merger of the
Company with or into another  corporation,  or the sale of substantially  all of
the  assets of the  Company,  each  outstanding  Option  shall be  assumed or an
equivalent option or right substituted by the successor  corporation or a Parent
or  Subsidiary  of the  successor  corporation.  In the event that the successor
corporation  refuses to assume or substitute for the Option,  the Optionee shall
fully  vest in and  have the  right  to  exercise  the  Option  as to all of the
Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or
exercisable.  If an Option  becomes  fully  vested  and  exercisable  in lieu of
assumption  or  substitution  in the  event of a merger or sale of  assets,  the
Administrator  shall notify the Optionee in writing or  electronically  that the
Option shall be fully vested and  exercisable  for a period of fifteen (15) days
from the date of such notice, and the Option shall terminate upon the expiration
of such  period.  For the  purposes  of this  paragraph,  the  Option  shall  be
considered  assumed if,  following  the merger or sale of assets,  the option or
right  confers  the right to  purchase  or  receive,  for each Share of Optioned
Stock,  immediately  prior to the  merger or sale of assets,  the  consideration
(whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or
sale of assets by holders of Common  Stock for each Share held on the  effective
date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of  consideration,
the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding
Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or
sale of assets is not solely  common stock of the successor  corporation  or its
Parent,  the Administrator  may, with the consent of the successor  corporation,
provide for the  consideration  to be received  upon the exercise of the Option,
for each Share of  Optioned  Stock to be solely  common  stock of the  successor
corporation  or  its  Parent  equal  in  fair  market  value  to the  per  share
consideration  received  by  holders  of Common  Stock in the  merger or sale of
assets.

         13.  Date of Grant.  The date of grant of an Option  shall be,  for all
purposes,  the date on which the Administrator makes the determination  granting
such Option,  or such other later date as is  determined  by the  Administrator.
Notice  of the  determination  shall  be  provided  to each  Optionee  within  a
reasonable time after the date of such grant.

                                      -8-
<PAGE>

         14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

                  (a)  Amendment  and  Termination.  The  Board  may at any time
amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

                  (b)  Effect  of  Amendment  or   Termination.   No  amendment,
alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any
Optionee,  unless  mutually  agreed  otherwise  between  the  Optionee  and  the
Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and
the  Company.  Termination  of the Plan  shall not  affect  the  Administrator's
ability to exercise the powers  granted to it hereunder  with respect to options
granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

         15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

                  (a) Legal  Compliance.  Shares shall not be issued pursuant to
the  exercise of an Option  unless the  exercise of such Option and the issuance
and  delivery of such Shares  shall  comply  with  Applicable  Laws and shall be
further  subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

                  (b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise
of an Option the  Company  may  require  the person  exercising  such  Option to
represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being
purchased  only for  investment  and without any  present  intention  to sell or
distribute  such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel  for the  Company,  such a
representation is required.

         16.  Inability  to Obtain  Authority.  The  inability of the Company to
obtain authority from any regulatory body having  jurisdiction,  which authority
is deemed by the  Company's  counsel to be necessary to the lawful  issuance and
sale of any Shares  hereunder,  shall  relieve the Company of any  liability  in
respect of the failure to issue or sell such  Shares as to which such  requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.

         17. Reservation of Shares.  The Company,  during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep  available  such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

                                      -9-
<PAGE>

                       1996 SUPPLEMENTAL STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT



         Unless  otherwise  defined herein,  the terms defined in the Plan shall
have the same defined meanings in this Option Agreement.

I.       NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

         [Optionee's Name and Address]

         You have  been  granted  an  option  to  purchase  Common  Stock of the
Company,  subject  to the  terms  and  conditions  of the Plan  and this  Option
Agreement, as follows:

         Grant Number                                ___________________________

         Date of Grant                               ___________________________

         Vesting Commencement Date                   ___________________________

         Exercise Price per Share                    $__________________________

         Total Number of Shares Granted              ___________________________

         Total Exercise Price                        $__________________________

         Type of Option:                             Nonstatutory Stock Option

         Term/Expiration Date:                       ___________________________

         Vesting Schedule:

         Subject to the  Optionee  continuing  to be a Service  Provider on such
dates,  this Option shall vest and become  exercisable  in  accordance  with the
following schedule:

         25% of the Shares  subject to the Option shall vest twelve months after
the Vesting  Commencement  Date,  and 1/48th of the Shares subject to the Option
shall vest upon the last day of each month thereafter,  beginning with the first
full quarter after the one year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date.

<PAGE>

         Termination Period:

         This Option may be exercised for three (3) months after Optionee ceases
to be a Service  Provider.  Upon the death or Disability  of the Optionee,  this
Option may be exercised  for such longer  period as provided in the Plan.  In no
event  shall this Option be  exercised  later than the  Term/Expiration  Date as
provided above.

II.      AGREEMENT

         1. Grant of Option. The Plan Administrator of the Company hereby grants
to the  Optionee  named  in the  Notice  of  Grant  attached  as  Part I of this
Agreement  (the  "Optionee")  an option (the "Option") to purchase the number of
Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set
forth in the Notice of Grant (the  "Exercise  Price"),  subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan,  which is incorporated  herein by reference.  Subject to
Section  14(b) of the Plan,  in the event of a  conflict  between  the terms and
conditions of the Plan and the terms and  conditions  of this Option  Agreement,
the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

         2. Exercise of Option.

                  (a) Right to Exercise.  This Option is exercisable  during its
term in accordance with the Vesting  Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and
the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.

                  (b) Method of Exercise. This Option is exercisable by delivery
of an  exercise  notice,  in the  form  attached  as  Exhibit  A (the  "Exercise
Notice"),  which shall state the election to exercise the Option,  the number of
Shares  in  respect  of which  the  Option is being  exercised  (the  "Exercised
Shares"),  and such other  representations  and agreements as may be required by
the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice shall be
completed  by the Optionee and  delivered to the  Secretary of the Company.  The
Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate  Exercise Price
as to all  Exercised  Shares.  This Option shall be deemed to be exercised  upon
receipt by the Company of such fully  executed  Exercise  Notice  accompanied by
such aggregate Exercise Price.

                  No Shares  shall be issued  pursuant  to the  exercise of this
Option unless such issuance and exercise complies with Applicable Laws. Assuming
such  compliance,  for  income  tax  purposes  the  Exercised  Shares  shall  be
considered  transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with
respect to such Exercised Shares.

         3. Method of Payment.  Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be
by any of the  following,  or a  combination  thereof,  at the  election  of the
Optionee:

                  (a)      cash; or

                  (b)      check; or

                  (c)      promissory note; or

                                      -2-
<PAGE>

                  (d)  consideration  received by the  Company  under a cashless
exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; or

                  (e)  surrender of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares
acquired  upon  exercise of an option,  have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six (6) months on the date of surrender,  and (ii) have a Fair Market Value
on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate  Exercise Price of the Exercised
Shares; or

                  (f) a reduction in the amount of any Company  liability to the
Optionee,  including any liability attributable to the Optionee's  participation
in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement; or

                  (g) such other  consideration  and  method of payment  for the
issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

         4. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in
any manner  otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and
may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms
of the Plan and this  Option  Agreement  shall be  binding  upon the  executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.

         5. Term of Option.  This Option may be  exercised  only within the term
set out in the Notice of Grant,  and may be  exercised  during such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option Agreement.

         6. Tax Consequences.  Some of the federal tax consequences  relating to
this Option, as of the date of this Option, are set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE,  AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
THE  OPTIONEE  SHOULD  CONSULT A TAX ADVISER  BEFORE  EXERCISING  THIS OPTION OR
DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.

                  (a)  Exercising  the Option.  The Optionee  may incur  regular
federal  income tax  liability  upon  exercise of an NSO. The  Optionee  will be
treated as having received  compensation  income (taxable at ordinary income tax
rates) equal to the excess,  if any, of the Fair Market  Value of the  Exercised
Shares on the date of  exercise  over their  aggregate  Exercise  Price.  If the
Optionee is an Employee or a former  Employee,  the Company  will be required to
withhold  from his or her  compensation  or collect from Optionee and pay to the
applicable  taxing  authorities  an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this
compensation  income  at the time of  exercise,  and may  refuse  to  honor  the
exercise  and  refuse to  deliver  Shares if such  withholding  amounts  are not
delivered at the time of exercise.

                  (b)  Disposition  of Shares.  If the Optionee holds NSO Shares
for at least one year,  any gain realized on  disposition  of the Shares will be
treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.

                                      -3-
<PAGE>

         7. Entire Agreement;  Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated herein by
reference. The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of
the parties with  respect to the subject  matter  hereof and  supersede in their
entirety all prior  undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with
respect to the subject matter hereof,  and may not be modified  adversely to the
Optionee's  interest  except by means of a writing  signed  by the  Company  and
Optionee.  This agreement is governed by the internal  substantive laws, but not
the choice of law rules, of California.

         8. NO GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE.  OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES  PURSUANT TO THE  VESTING  SCHEDULE  HEREOF IS EARNED
ONLY BY  CONTINUING  AS A SERVICE  PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY  (AND NOT
THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED,  BEING  GRANTED AN OPTION OR  PURCHASING  SHARES
HEREUNDER).  OPTIONEE FURTHER  ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT,  THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO
NOT  CONSTITUTE  AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED  PROMISE  OF  CONTINUED  ENGAGEMENT  AS A
SERVICE  PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD,  FOR ANY PERIOD,  OR AT ALL, AND SHALL
NOT  INTERFERE  WITH  OPTIONEE'S  RIGHT  OR THE  COMPANY'S  RIGHT  TO  TERMINATE
OPTIONEE'S  RELATIONSHIP  AS A SERVICE  PROVIDER  AT ANY TIME,  WITH OR  WITHOUT
CAUSE.

         By your  signature and the  signature of the  Company's  representative
below,  you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed
by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.  Optionee has
reviewed  the Plan and  this  Option  Agreement  in their  entirety,  has had an
opportunity  to obtain the  advice of counsel  prior to  executing  this  Option
Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Option Agreement.
Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding,  conclusive and final all decisions
or  interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan
and Option  Agreement.  Optionee  further  agrees to notify the Company upon any
change in the residence address indicated below.


OPTIONEE:                                         PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC.


______________________________                    ______________________________
Signature                                         By


______________________________                    ______________________________
Print Name                                        Title


______________________________
Residence Address


______________________________

                                      -4-
<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT A

                       1996 SUPPLEMENTAL STOCK OPTION PLAN

                                 EXERCISE NOTICE



Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
280 N. Bernardo Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: Secretary

         1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, ________________,  199__,
the undersigned  ("Purchaser") hereby elects to purchase  ______________  shares
(the  "Shares") of the Common Stock of Pinnacle  Systems,  Inc. (the  "Company")
under and pursuant to the 1996  Supplemental  Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") and
the Stock Option Agreement dated, 19___ (the "Option  Agreement").  The purchase
price for the Shares shall be $, as required by the Option Agreement.

         2. Delivery of Payment.  Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the
full purchase price for the Shares.

         3. Representations of Purchaser.  Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser
has received,  read and understood the Plan and the Option  Agreement and agrees
to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

         4. Rights as  Shareholder.  Until the  issuance  (as  evidenced  by the
appropriate  entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized  transfer
agent of the  Company) of the Shares,  no right to vote or receive  dividends or
any other  rights as a  shareholder  shall  exist with  respect to the  Optioned
Stock,  notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall
be issued to the Optionee as soon as  practicable  after exercise of the Option.
No  adjustment  will be made for a dividend  or other right for which the record
date is prior to the date of  issuance,  except as provided in Section 13 of the
Plan.

         5. Tax  Consultation.  Purchaser  understands that Purchaser may suffer
adverse tax  consequences as a result of Purchaser's  purchase or disposition of
the Shares.  Purchaser  represents  that  Purchaser has  consulted  with any tax
consultants  Purchaser  deems  advisable  in  connection  with the  purchase  or
disposition  of the Shares and that  Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.

         6. Entire  Agreement;  Governing Law. The Plan and Option Agreement are
incorporated  herein  by  reference.  This  Agreement,  the Plan and the  Option
Agreement  constitute  the entire  agreement  of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and
agreements  of the  Company and  Purchaser  with  respect to the subject  matter

<PAGE>


hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser's  interest except by
means of a writing  signed by the  Company  and  Purchaser.  This  agreement  is
governed by the internal  substantive  laws, but not the choice of law rules, of
California.


Submitted by:                                     Accepted by:

OPTIONEE:                                         PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC.


______________________________                    ______________________________
Signature                                         By


______________________________                    ______________________________
Print Name                                        Title


                                                  ______________________________
                                                  Date Received

Address:                                          Address:
- --------                                          --------


______________________________                    280 N. Bernardo Avenue
                                                  Mountain View, CA  94043

______________________________


                                      -2-


PINNACLE SYSTEMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT 22.1--LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

1.       Pinnacle  Domestic   International  Sales  Corporation,   a  California
         Corporation

2.       Pinnacle Systems Ltd., a United Kingdom Incorporated Company

3.       Pinnacle Foreign Sales Corporation, U.S. Virgin Islands Corporation

4.       PS Miro, Inc., a California Corporation

5.       Pinnacle Systems C.V., a limited  partnership  formed under the laws of
         the Netherlands

6.       Pinnacle  Systems  GmbH,  a  corporation  organized  under  the laws of
         Germany

7.       Miro Computer Products B.V., a corporation  organized under the laws of
         the Netherlands

8.       Miro Computer Products S.A.R.L., a corporation organized under the laws
         of France

9.       Bernardo Merger Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

10.      Truevision, Inc. , a Delaware Corporation

11.      RasterOps GmbH, a corporation organized under the laws of Germany

12.      RasterOps  B.V.,  a  corporation   organized  under  the  laws  of  the
         Netherlands

13.      Truevision  France  SARL,  a  corporation  organized  under the laws of
         France

14.      RasterOps U.K. Limited, a United Kingdom Incorporated Company

15.      RasterOps Foreign Sales Corporation, a Barbados Corporation




   Report on Financial Statement Schedule and Consent of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Pinnacle Systems, Inc.:


The audits  referred  to in our report  dated July 22,  1999,  except as to Note
5(a), which is as of August 2, 1999,  included the related  financial  statement
schedule as of June 30, 1999, and for each of the years in the three-year period
ended June 30,  1999,  included  in the annual  report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 1999. This financial  statement  schedule is the responsiblity of
the Company's  management.  Our  responsibility is to express an opinion on this
financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial
statement  schedule,  when  considered  in  relation  to the basic  consolidated
financial statements taken as a whole,  presents fairly in all material respects
the information set forth herein.

We consent to incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements (Nos.
33-89706, 333-25697,  333-16999,  333-34759,  333-63759,  333-74071,  333-75117,
333-75935,  333-84739,  and 333-85895) on Forms S-8 and S-3 of Pinnacle  Systems
Inc. of our report dated July 22, 1999,  except as to Note 5(a),  which is as of
August 2, 1999, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Pinnacle Systems,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated
statements of operations,  comprehensive income,  shareholders' equity, and cash
flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended June 30, 1999,  and
the related  schedule,  which report appears in the June 30, 1999, annual report
on Form 10-K of Pinnacle Systems, Inc.


                                                                        KMPG LLP

Mountain View, California
September 23, 1999



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