CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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The Board of Directors
Pinnacle Systems, Inc.:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration  Statement  (No.
333-38999) on Form S-3 of Pinnacle  Systems,  Inc., of our report dated November
18, 1997,  relating to the combined statements of certain assets and liabilities
of the Digital Video Editing  division of miro Computer  Products AG ("Miro") as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related  combined  statements of revenues
and expenses and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1996,  which  report  appears in the Form 8-K of Pinnacle  Systems,
Inc. filed in connection with the acquisition of certain assets of Miro.


                                                 /s/ Arthur Andersen
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Hanover, Germany
November 18, 1997
    



ARTHUR ANDERSEN
Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft
SteuerberatungsgesellschaftmbH


/s/ Dr. Maiss
Dr. Maiss                 Stieve
Wirtschaftsprufer         Wirtschaftsprufer