EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Forms S-8 (Nos.  33-56422,  33-80523,  33-93602 and  333-11685) of
Electronics for Imaging,  Inc. of our report dated January 14, 1997,  except for
Note 8, which is as of January 21, 1997, appearing on page 32 of this Form 10-K.
We  also  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference  of our  report  on the
Consolidated  Financial  Statement  Schedule,  which  appears on page 33 of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

San Jose, California
March 27, 1997



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