Pinnacle Deko Real-Time Graphics Systems Deliver Live Graphics at the 2005 Academy Awards

Pinnacle Deko Real-Time Graphics Systems Deliver Live Graphics at
the 2005 Academy Awards 


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 28  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Systems(R),
Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLE), a leading provider of digital video solutions, today
announced that its Pinnacle Deko 3000HD real-time graphics systems delivered
all of the live on-air graphics for the 77th Annual Academy Awards(R) broadcast
Sunday, Feb. 27, including both high-definition (HD) and standard-definition
(SD) broadcasts.

NEP, a leading supplier of television production facilities and services,
deployed Deko to support the main event broadcast on ABC, as well as ABC and TV
Guide pre-show programming.  The systems were installed throughout the NEP
Denali all-digital HD production trucks on site.

"When you're in production on a show of this caliber, last-minute changes are
inevitable and time is of the essence," said Laura Staat, lead live Deko
operator. "Deko's unique technology allowed us to implement changes on a global
scale quickly -- often transparently -- saving the production team valuable
time and resources."

During show rehearsals earlier in the week, as set, lighting and graphics came
together and the final visual combination was viewed on-screen, Deko's
flexibility allowed last minute changes to be made easily on location. Deko
allowed operators to modify a single graphic and automatically apply those
changes to all related graphics, eliminating time-consuming manual repetition.
Additionally, all graphics creation and manipulation on Deko 3000HD is
accomplished at full native HD resolution, including 3D DVEs and animating text
attributes, ensuring the highest quality results and maximum visual impact.

"Live events like the Academy Awards telecast are extremely challenging for
broadcasters," said Matt Danilowicz, vice president and general manager,
Broadcast at Pinnacle. "Deko 3000HD enabled NEP to provide their broadcast
clients with a streamlined HD graphics workflow, allowing them to fully realize
their creative objectives. The result was truly spectacular."

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, at Work and
on the Air. Pinnacle Systems' award winning digital media solutions are in use
around the world for broadcast, video 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 [phone] or at http://www.pinnaclesys.com/.

NOTE:  Pinnacle Systems and Pinnacle Deko are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States
and other countries.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners. 

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