Adams Leslie A · 3 · Pinnacle Systems Inc · For 6/3/04 · EX-24

Filed On 6/3/04 5:50pm ET   ·   SEC File 0-24784   ·   Accession Number 1256271-4-3

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities   ·   Form 3
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 3           Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of         XML      4K 
                          Securities                                             
 2: EX-24       Edgar Supporting Document                              1      7K 

EX-24   ·   Edgar Supporting Document

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY - SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE                           
The undersigned, as an officer or director                                      
of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. (the "Company"),                                      
hereby constitutes and appoints Patti Hart,                                     
Arthur D. Chadwick, Suzy Seandel, Eugenia Sun                                   
and Kristen Corcoran, and each of them, the                                     
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact                                  
and agent to complete and execute such Forms 144,                               
Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms as such attorney                               
shall in his or her discretion determine to be required                         
or advisable pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the                         
Securities Act of 1933 (as amended), Section 16 of the                          
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) and the                            
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any                            
successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the                         
undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition of                          
securities of the Company, and to do all acts necessary                         
in order to file such forms with the Securities and                             
Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or                                 
national association, the Company and such other person                         
or agency as the attorney shall deem appropriate.                             
The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that                           
said attorneys-in-fact and agents shall do or cause to                          
be done by virtue hereof.                                                       

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force                       
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to                       
file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's                         
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the                        
Company unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a                          
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.                           

This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at Mountain View,                    
as of the date set forth below.                                                 

Signature                                                       
Leslie Adams                                                    
Type or Print Name                                              
Dated: 5/26/04                                                  
Witness:                                                                        

Signature                                                                       
Kristen Corcoran                                                                
Type or Print Name                                                              
Dated: 5/26/04