Pinnacle Systems

Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
Company type	Public
Industry	Digital video
Founded	1986
Founders	Ajay Chopra; Randall Moore; Mirek Jiricka;
Headquarters	Sunnyvale, California, United States
Products	See § Products
Parent	Avid Technology (2005–2012); Corel (2012–present);

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.^[1] The company was founded in 1986 in California by Ajay Chopra (CEO), Mirek Jiricka, and Randall Moore.

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