EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation herein by reference of our reports
dated July 24, 2000, (except as to the second paragraph of Note 5(a), which is
as of September 27, 2000) relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Pinnacle Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2000 and 1999, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss),
shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended June 30, 2000, and the related financial statement schedule, which
reports appear in the June 30, 2000, annual report on Form 10-K of Pinnacle
Systems, Inc.
We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in the registration statement.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
December 4, 2000
