Investor/Media Advisory: Pinnacle Systems Scheduled to Release Third-Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results on April 27, 2005

Investor/Media Advisory: Pinnacle Systems Scheduled to Release
Third-Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results on April 27, 2005 


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Systems(R),
Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLE) today announced plans to release its financial results for
the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005 after the close of market on
April 27, 2005.

Pinnacle Systems' regular quarterly teleconference will follow at 2:00 p.m.
PDT/5:00 p.m. EDT.  This call will be accessible to U.S. investors at
800-901-5247 and international investors at 617-786-4501, access code 55468360.
 A live audio webcast of the teleconference will be available on the Investor
Relations page of the company's website at http://www.pinnaclesys.com/.  From
this site, investors can click on the webcast icon and listen to the
teleconference, assuming that their computer system is configured properly.

For those who miss the live call, a phone replay will be available to U.S.
investors at 888-286-8010 and international investors at 617-801-6888, access
code 94402309, and a webcast replay will be available online at
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/.

About Pinnacle Systems, Inc.

Pinnacle Systems provides broadcasters and consumers with cutting-edge digital
media creation, storage, and play-back solutions for use at Home, in the Studio
and on the Air.  Pinnacle Systems' award winning digital media solutions are in
use around the world for broadcast, video and audio editing, DVD and CDR
authoring and on the Internet.  A recognized industry leader, the company has
received nine prestigious Emmy Awards for its technical innovations and carries
this commitment throughout all of its product lines. Pinnacle Systems may be
reached at 650-526-1600 or at http://www.pinnaclesys.com/. 

DATASOURCE: Pinnacle Systems, Inc.



CONTACT:  Mary Dotz, Chief Financial Officer of Pinnacle Systems, Inc.,

[phone], or 



Web site:  http://www.pinnaclesys.com/ 

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