EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Pinnacle Systems, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation herein by reference of our reports 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
financial statement schedule, which reports appear in the June 30, 1999, 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
June 26, 2000
