8-K

                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2005

                              AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)




         Delaware                         0-21174                04-2977748
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


            Avid Technology Park, One Park West, Tewksbury, MA  01876
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)      (zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (978) 640-6789


          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

        On August 9, 2005, Avid Technology, Inc. ("Avid") completed its
acquisition of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. ("Pinnacle") pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Avid, Highest Mountain
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avid (the "Merger Sub"), and Pinnacle,
dated March 20, 2005. Avid's acquisition of Pinnacle was effected by merging
Merger Sub with and into Pinnacle with Pinnacle becoming a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Avid. As consideration for the merger, pursuant to the terms of
the Merger Agreement, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of
Pinnacle was converted into the right to receive 0.0869 of a share of Avid's
common stock plus $1.00 in cash. The merger did not qualify as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

        Avid issued approximately 6.2 million shares of Avid common stock and
paid approximately $71.3 million in cash as a result of the merger, including
shares of Avid common stock issued and cash paid to former Pinnacle option
holders.

        The full text of the press release, dated August 9, 2005, announcing the
completion of the acquisition, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (a) Financial Statements for Businesses Acquired.

            The financial information required by this item has not been
            filed on this initial Current Report on Form 8-K. Instead,
            financial information will be filed by amendment on or before
            October 25, 2005.

        (b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

            The pro forma financial information required by this item has not
            been filed on this initial Current Report on Form 8-K. Instead,
            the pro forma financial information will be filed by amendment on
            or before October 25, 2005.

        (c) Exhibits

            See Exhibit Index attached hereto.



SIGNATURE


        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 9, 2005                AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.


                                    By:  /s/ Paul J. Milbury
                                         -------------------
                                         Paul J. Milbury
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                         (Principal Financial Officer)




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Description
- -----------                -----------

2.1 (1)             Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 20,
                    2005, by and among Avid Technology, Inc., Highest
                    Mountain Corporation and Pinnacle Systems, Inc.

99.1                Press Release issued by the Registrant dated August 9,
                    2005

(1) Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to Avid Technology, Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2005 (File No.
000-21174).

EX-99

Contacts:  Avid press:     Carter Holland, 978/640-3172, carter_holland@avid.com
           Avid investors: Dean Ridlon, 978/640-5309, dean_ridlon@avid.com


                     Avid Completes Acquisition of Pinnacle

Tewksbury, MA - August 9, 2005 - Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today
announced that it has completed its acquisition of Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PCLE).  Avid will issue approximately 6.2 million shares of stock and
pay approximately $71.3 million in cash to Pinnacle shareholders and option
holders. As of today's market close, Pinnacle Systems shares have ceased trading
and Pinnacle has been delisted from the NASDAQ market.

"The completion of this acquisition immediately strengthens Avid's ability to
serve the industries that Make, Manage and Move Media," said David Krall, Avid's
president and chief executive officer. "Broadcasters who are transitioning from
analog to all-digital production will now have immediate access to a wider
selection of capabilities from Avid, and in the months ahead, they'll experience
tighter interoperability between Pinnacle's broadcast products and Avid's
end-to-end all-digital production environments. At the same time, we have formed
a new Consumer division that will continue to leverage Pinnacle Systems'
market-leading brand in the rapidly growing consumer video market. All told,
with Pinnacle among the Avid family of companies, we've further cemented our
position as a leading supplier of products and services to the world's digital
media creators."

With the integration process underway, Pinnacle's broadcast offerings -
including the Deko(R) on-air graphics system and the MediaStream(TM) playout
server - will be integrated into the Avid Video division, which will remain
headquartered in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Avid will also continue to develop
the Pinnacle Liquid(TM) family, leveraging it across products and markets served
by both the Avid Video and Consumer divisions.

The new Consumer division, which will retain the Pinnacle Systems name and be
headquartered in Mountain View, California, will house Pinnacle's consumer
products, including Pinnacle Studio(TM) and other TV viewing products. Jeff
Hastings, former chief operating officer of M-Audio, which Avid acquired in
August of 2004, will assume the position of vice president and general manager
of the new Pinnacle Systems division. Prior to his time at M-Audio, Hastings
held a range of executive positions at consumer technology companies, including
Rio Audio, where he served as president, as well as Sonic Blue and ReplayTV.

About Avid Technology, Inc.
Avid Technology, Inc. is a world leader in digital nonlinear media creation,
management, and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio, animation,
games, and broadcast professionals to work more efficiently, productively, and
creatively. For more information about the company's Oscar(R), Grammy(R), and
Emmy(R) award-winning products and services, please visit: www.avid.com.

Forward-looking Statements
Some statements in this press release may be "forward-looking statements" for
the purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to: (i) the challenges and costs of
assimilating the operations and personnel of Pinnacle; (ii) the ability to
attract and retain highly qualified employees; (iii) competitive factors,
including pricing pressures; (iv) reaction of customers of Pinnacle and Avid and
related risks of maintaining pre-existing relationships of Pinnacle; (v)
fluctuating currency exchange rates; (vi) adverse changes in general economic or
market conditions, particularly in the content-creation industry; and (vii)
 other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from
time to time in Avid's and Pinnacle's filings with the SEC and more specifically
set forth in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed with the SEC. Avid
disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date
of this press release.


(C) 2005 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Avid, Digidesign, Film
Composer, M-Audio, Make, Manage and Move Media and Pro Tools are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the United
States and/or other countries. Deko, MediaStream, Pinnacle Liquid and Pinnacle
Studio are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
in the United States and/or other countries. Avid received an Oscar statuette
representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design,
and engineering of the Avid(R) Film Composer(R) system for motion picture
editing. Digidesign, Avid's audio division, received an Oscar statuette
representing the 2003 Scientific and Technical Award for the design,
development, and implementation of its Pro Tools(R) digital audio workstation.
Oscar is a trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. Grammy is a trademark of
the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc. All other trademarks
contained herein are the property of their respective owners.