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 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
August 11, 2000
