Pinnacle Systems
| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Digital video |
| Founded | 1986 |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | See § Products |
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Pinnacle Systems, Inc., was an American manufacturer of digital video hardware and software for the mainstream and broadcast markets. Pinnacle was a pioneer of using computer workstations for video production and was the top player in the burgeoning field of digital video effects units for a number of years in the 1990s. The company was founded in 1986 in California by Ajay Chopra (CEO), Mirek Jiricka, and Randall Moore.