FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS INC
S-3/A, 1999-08-31
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                                                  Registration No. 333-82163



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                               Amendment No. 1 to

                                    FORM S-3
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                            FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                       1-11860                04-3186320
(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission            (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                 File Number)          Identification
                                                                Number)

                               600 Research Drive
                         Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887
                                 (978) 988-5888

          (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
             area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)


                              Christopher P. Ricci
                    Senior Vice President and General Counsel
                            FOCUS Enhancements, Inc.
                               600 Research Drive
                         Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887
                                 (978) 988-5888
         (Name, address, including zip code, telephone number, including
                        area code, of agent for service)


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Approximate  date of commencement  of proposed sale to the public:  From time to
time or at one time after the effective  date of the  Registration  Statement as
determined by market conditions.
      If the only  securities  being  registered  on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest  reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
      If any of the securities  being  registered on this Form are to be offered
on a delayed or continuous  basis  pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act
of 1933,  other than  securities  offered only in  connection  with  dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
      If this Form is filed to register  additional  securities  for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the  Securities  Act,  check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration  statement number of the earlier  effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
      If this Form is a  post-effective  amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the  Securities  Act,  check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration  statement number of the earlier effective  registration  statement
for the same offering. [ ]
      If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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                                    CALCULATION OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE

                                                                                            Proposed         Amount of
 Title of Each Class of Securities to           Amount to                                    Maximum         Registration
            be Registered                     Be Registered            Price to Public    Offering Price      Fee(2)(3)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>                         <C>           <C>                 <C>
Common Stock, par value $.01 per                 150,000                     $1.08         $ 162,000           $45.04
share(1)
<FN>
(1)   The Common Stock being registered  consists of (i) 122,796 shares issued to Red & White Enterprises,  Inc., f/k/a PC
      Video  Conversion,  Inc.,  (ii) 100,000 shares  issuable upon exercise of common stock purchase  warrants  issued to
      Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB") in connection with the  restructuring of the Company's debt to SVB; (iii) 100,000 shares
      issuable upon exercise of common stock  purchase  warrants  issued to Brian Swift of  Securities  Research,  Inc. in
      connection  with financial  consulting  performed by Securities  Research,  Inc.;  (iv) 50,000 shares  issuable upon
      exercise of common stock purchase warrants issued to Edward Price of PAGG Corporation  issued in connection with the
      restructuring  of the  Company's  debt to PAGG  Corporation;  and (v) 150,000  shares of common stock issued to AMRO
      International  S.A. in  connection  with its waiver of a requirement for closing of the second tranche of a previous
      equity financing arrangement (collectively, the "Selling Shareholders").

(2)   The  registration  fee is calculated  pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 by taking the average of
      the bid and asked prices of the registrant's  Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, on August 27, 1999 as reported
      on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market.

(3)   A filing fee was previously  paid for 372,796 shares of Common Stock in connection  with the original filing of this
      registration statement.
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         THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE
OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS  EFFECTIVE  DATE UNTIL THE  REGISTRANT
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY  STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL  THEREAFTER  BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION,  ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.


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The  information  in this  prospectus  is not complete  and may be changed.  The
selling  shareholders  may not sell  these  securities  until  the  registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission is effective.  This
prospectus  is not an offer to sell these  securities  and it is not an offer to
buy these securities in any state where the offer and sale is not permitted.


                  SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 31, 1999


REOFFER
PROSPECTUS

                            FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS, INC.


                         522,796 Shares of Common Stock


The shareholders of FOCUS  Enhancements,  Inc.  described below are offering and
selling up to 522,796 shares of FOCUS common stock under this prospectus.

The selling  shareholders  obtained their shares of FOCUS stock in five distinct
and separate  transactions.  On July 29,  1998,  Red & White  Enterprises,  Inc.
received  122,796 shares in connection with the acquisition of the assets of Red
& White Enterprises,  Inc., then know as PC Video Conversion,  Inc. by FOCUS. On
February 22, 1999, the Company  issued a common stock purchase  warrant to Brian
Swift of Securities  Research,  Inc. for 100,000 shares  issuable upon exercise.
The warrant was issued in  connection  with  financial  consulting  performed by
Securities  Research,  Inc.  Also,  on February 22, 1999,  the Company  issued a
common stock  purchase  warrant to Edward Price of PAGG  Corporation  for 50,000
shares  issuable upon  exercise.  The warrant was issued in connection  with the
restructuring  of debt  owed to PAGG  Corporation.  On March 31,  1999,  Silicon
Valley  Bank  restructured  our  debt to  Silicon  Valley  Bank.  As part of the
restructuring  of debt, we issued to Silicon Valley Bank a common stock purchase
warrant entitling Silicon Valley Bank to 100,000 shares of common stock issuable
upon exercise. The total number of shares that may be sold under this prospectus
by the selling  shareholders  will be subject to the  discretion  of the selling
shareholders.  On August  13,  1999,  we agreed to issue an  additional  150,000
shares of common stock to AMRO  International S.A. in return for their waiver of
a requirement for closing of the second tranche of a previous  equity  financing
arrangement.


The selling shareholders may offer their FOCUS stock through public transactions
executed through one or more broker-dealers at prevailing market prices, carried
out through the NASDAQ  SmallCap  Market or one or more stock  exchanges (if the
shares  are  listed on an  exchange  at any time in the  future),  or in private
transactions directly with purchasers or at privately negotiated prices.


FOCUS  stock is listed on the NASDAQ  SmallCap  Market  with the ticker  symbol:
"FCSE." On August 19, 1999, the closing price of one share of FOCUS common stock
on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market was $1.0625.


Our principal  executive offices are located at 600 Research Drive,  Wilmington,
Massachusetts, 01887, and our telephone number is (978) 988-5888.
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Neither  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  nor any  state  securities
commission,  has approved or disapproved of these  securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
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      AN INVESTMENT IN THESE SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE
                        "RISK FACTORS" AT PAGES 2 and 3.
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                 The date of this prospectus is August 31, 1999.

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in the securities  offered under this  prospectus  involves a high
degree of risk and should only be purchased by investors  who can afford to lose
their entire investment. The following factors should be considered carefully in
evaluating the Company and our business.

Future Capital Needs. Historically, we have had to meet our short- and long-term
cash needs  through debt and the sale of common stock in private  placements  in
that cash flow from operations has been insufficient.  For example, during 1998,
we received  $2,827,355 in net proceeds  from private  offerings of common stock
and  $7,003,963  from the exercise of common  stock  options and  warrants.  Our
future  capital  requirements  will depend on many factors,  including cash flow
from operations,  continued  progress in our research and development  programs,
competing  technological and market developments,  and our ability to market the
Company's  products  successfully.  During  1999,  we may be  required  to raise
additional funds through equity or debt financing, and there can be no assurance
that  sufficient  funds will be raised.  Any equity  financing  could  result in
dilution to our then-existing stockholders. Sources of debt financing may result
in  higher  interest  expense.  Any  financing,  if  available,  may be on terms
unfavorable to us. If adequate  funds are not  available,  we may be required to
curtail our activities significantly.

Reliance  on Major  Customers.  For the  three  months  ended  March  31,  1999,
approximately   40%  of  our  revenues  were  derived  from  sales  to  a  major
distributor, approximately 6% of our revenues were derived from sales to a major
retailer,  and  approximately  9% of our  revenues  were derived from sales to a
major consumer electronics manufacturer.  Management expects that sales to these
customers  will  continue to represent a  significant  percentage  of our future
revenues.  We do not have long-term contracts requiring any customer to purchase
any minimum amount of products.  There can be no assurance that we will continue
to receive orders of the same  magnitude as in the past from existing  customers
or we will be able to market our current or proposed  products to new customers.
The loss of any major  customer  by the  Company  would have a material  adverse
effect on our business as a whole.

History of Operating Losses. The Company has experienced  limited  profitability
since its  inception  and at March  31,  1999,  had an  accumulated  deficit  of
$35,095,945.  We incurred net losses of $12,787,324 and $1,986,079 for the years
ended  December 31, 1998 and 1997,  respectively.  We had net income of $102,990
and $364,748 for the first three  months of 1999 and 1998,  respectively.  There
can be no assurance that we will be profitable in 1999.

Reliance on Two Vendors.  Through the first three months of 1999,  approximately
90% of the  components  for our  products  were  secured and  manufactured  on a
turnkey  basis by two  vendors.  In the event that  either  vendor were to cease
supplying to us, we would experience at least short-term  delays in the shipment
of our  products,  while  management  arranged  for  production  by  alternative
vendors.

Technological Obsolescence. The computer peripheral markets are characterized by
extensive research and development and rapid  technological  change resulting in
short product life cycles.  Development  by others of new or improved  products,
processes or technologies may make our products or proposed products obsolete or
less  competitive.  We  will be  required  to  devote  substantial  efforts  and
financial  resources  to  enhance  our  existing  products  and to  develop  new
products. There can be no assurance that we will succeed with these efforts.

Competition.  The computer  peripheral  markets are  extremely  competitive.  We
currently  compete with other developers of video  conversion  products and with
video-graphic  integrated  circuit  developers.  Many  of our  competitors  have
greater market recognition and greater financial, technical, marketing and human
resources than we have. Although we are not currently aware of any announcements
by our  competitors  that would have a material  impact on us or our operations,
there can be no assurance that we will be able to compete  successfully  against
existing companies or new entrants to the marketplace.

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Channel  Acceptance.  Sales of our products  through the Office Super Store is a
sales channel with which we have had limited success. We have limited our use of
this  channel  to  the  best  performing  stores  and  are  making   substantial
investments in marketing and inventory to supply this channel.  However, this is
an  unproven  channel  and  there  can be no  assurance  that we will be able to
compete successfully in this channel.

Component Supply Problems.  We purchase all of our parts from outside  suppliers
and  from  time to time  experience  delays  in  obtaining  some  components  or
peripheral  devices.  We attempt to reduce  the risk of supply  interruption  by
evaluating  and  obtaining   alternative   sources  for  various  components  or
peripheral  devices.  However,  there can be no assurance that supply  shortages
will not occur in the future which could  significantly  increase  the cost,  or
delay  shipment  of,  our  products,  which in turn could  adversely  affect our
results of operations.

Protection  of  Proprietary  Information.  Although  we have  filed  six  patent
applications and expect to file two additional patent  applications in 1999 with
respect to our PC-to-TV  video-graphics  products,  we  currently  only have one
patent issued.  We treat our technical data as confidential and rely on internal
non-disclosure safeguards,  including confidentiality agreements with employees,
and on laws  protecting  trade secrets to protect our  proprietary  information.
There can be no  assurance  that these  measures  will  adequately  protect  the
confidentiality  of  our  proprietary   information  or  that  others  will  not
independently  develop products or technology that are equivalent or superior to
those of the  Company.  While it may be  necessary or desirable in the future to
obtain  licenses  relating to one or more of our products or relating to current
or future technologies,  there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so
on commercially reasonable terms.


THE COMPANY

FOCUS Enhancements,  Inc. (which we refer to as "FOCUS" or the "Company" in this
prospectus) is an industry  leader in the development and marketing of advanced,
proprietary   multimedia   video  scan  conversion   products  for  the  rapidly
converging,  multi-billion  dollar  computer and television  industries.  FOCUS'
products,  which are sold  globally  through  Original  Equipment  Manufacturers
(OEMs) and resellers,  merge computer generated graphics and television displays
for presentations, training, education, video teleconferencing, internet viewing
and home gaming markets. In addition, the Company is working to develop a family
of products that will enable the current  installed base of  televisions,  VCRs,
and camcorders to remain functional in upcoming HDTV environments.  It is FOCUS'
objective to design,  develop,  and deliver quality video conversion products to
the global marketplace.

USE OF PROCEEDS

The warrants entitle the selling  shareholders to purchase up to an aggregate of
250,000  shares of Focus  common  stock.  In the case of the  warrant  issued to
Silicon  Valley  Bank,  the  conversion  price is $1.70 per share  which must be
converted  on or before March 26,  2004.  In the case of the warrants  issued to
Brian Swift and Edward Price, the conversion price is $1.06 per share which must
be converted on or before February 22, 2004.  FOCUS will receive the proceeds of
any exercise of the  warrants.  However,  all net proceeds  from the sale of the
FOCUS  shares  being  offered  under  this  prospectus  will  go to the  selling
shareholders.  Accordingly, we will not receive any proceeds from sales of these
shares.  The expenses of  registration  of the shares being  offered  under this
prospectus will be paid by the Company.

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

Under a Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated as of July 29, 1998 between FOCUS
and a certain  selling  shareholder,  we agreed to register the shares issued to
that selling  shareholder  and to use our best efforts to keep the  registration
statement  effective for 12 months,  or until all of the  registered  shares are
sold
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under the registration  statement,  whichever comes first. Each of the remaining
selling  shareholders  received  so-called   "piggy-back"   registration  rights
entitling  them to have their  shares  registered  the next time a  registration
statement is filed.  Our  registration  of the FOCUS shares being  offered under
this  prospectus does not necessarily  mean that the selling  shareholders  will
sell all or any of the shares.

The selling shareholders are composed of the following:

o   Red & White Enterprises,  Inc. (formerly known as PC Video Conversion, Inc.)
    which  received  122,796  shares  of  common  stock in  connection  with our
    purchase of substantially all of its assets.
o   Silicon  Valley Bank that received a warrant to purchase  100,000  shares of
    common stock in connection  with its agreeing to  restructuring  of the debt
    owed to it by the Company.
o   Brian Swift of Securities Research, Inc., who received a warrant to purchase
    100,000  shares of common  stock in  connection  with his  firm's  providing
    financial services to the Company.
o    Edward Price of PAGG Corporation, who received a warrant to purchase 50,000
     shares of common stock in connection with the restructuring of debt owed by
     the Company to PAGG Corporation.

o    AMRO  International  S.A., which received 150,000 shares of common stock as
     compensation  for its  waiver of a  requirement  for  closing of the second
     tranche of a previous equity financing arrangement.


One or more of the selling shareholders identified above may choose to donate or
transfer as gifts some or all of the shares that may  otherwise be sold directly
by the selling  shareholder  or the selling  shareholder  may choose to transfer
some or all of these shares for no value to one or more affiliated  persons.  If
any of the shares are so transferred by any of the selling  shareholders  listed
above,  then the  persons who receive  the shares  would  constitute  additional
selling shareholders under this prospectus.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The selling  shareholders may offer their shares at various times in one or more
of the following  transactions:

o   on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market

o   on any United  States  securities  exchange  where our  common  stock may be
    listed in the future

o   in the overthecounter market

o   in privately negotiated transactions directly with purchasers

o   in a combination of any of the above transactions

The selling  shareholders  may sell their shares at market prices  prevailing at
the time of sale,  at  prices  related  to such  prevailing  market  prices,  at
negotiated  prices  or  at  fixed  prices.  The  selling  shareholders  may  use
broker-dealers to sell their shares. If this happens, broker-dealers will either
receive  discounts or commissions  from the selling  shareholders,  or they will
receive commissions from purchasers of shares for whom they acted as agents.

The selling  shareholders  may also  pledge  shares to  broker-dealers  or other
financial institutions,  and, upon a default relative to any selling shareholder
who has so  pledged  any such  shares,  the  broker-dealer  or  other  financial
institution  holding the pledged  shares may effect sales of the pledged  shares
pursuant  to this  prospectus  (as  supplemented  or  amended  to  reflect  such
transaction). In addition, any shares that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144
may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

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In  effecting  sales,  brokers,   dealers  or  agents  engaged  by  any  selling
shareholder  may arrange for other brokers or dealers to  participate.  Brokers,
dealers or agents may receive  commissions,  discounts or  concessions  from the
selling  shareholder  in amounts to be  negotiated  prior to the sale.  Any such
selling  shareholder  and such  brokers or dealers  and any other  participating
brokers or dealers may be deemed to be "underwriters"  within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 in connection with such sales, and any such  commissions,
discounts  or  concessions  may  be  deemed  to  be  underwriting  discounts  or
commissions  under  the  Securities  Act of  1933.  One or more  of the  selling
shareholders  may indemnify  broker-dealers  that  participate  in  transactions
involving  the  sale  of  the  shares  against  certain  liabilities,  including
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933.

In order to comply with the securities  laws of certain  states,  if applicable,
the  shares  must be  sold in such  jurisdictions  only  through  registered  or
licensed brokers or dealers.  In addition,  in certain states the shares may not
be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable
state or an exemption  from the  registration  or  qualification  requirement is
available and is complied with.

FOCUS has advised the selling shareholders that the  anti-manipulation  rules of
Regulation  M under the  Exchange Act of 1934 may apply to sales of common stock
in the  market  and to the  activities  of the  selling  shareholders  and their
affiliates.  In addition, FOCUS will make copies of this prospectus available to
the selling  shareholders and has informed each of them of the need for delivery
of copies of this  prospectus  to purchasers at or prior to the time of any sale
of the shares offered hereby.

At the time a  particular  offer of shares is made,  if  required,  a prospectus
supplement  will be  distributed  that will set forth the number of shares being
offered and the terms of the  offering  including  the name of any  underwriter,
dealer or agent,  the  purchase  price paid by any  underwriter,  and  discount,
commission and other item constituting compensation, any discount, commission or
concession allowed or re-allowed or paid to any dealer, and the proposed selling
price to the public.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file  annual,  quarterly  and special  reports,  proxy  statements  and other
information  with the SEC.  You may  read and copy any  document  we file at the
SEC's  public  reference  rooms in  Washington,  D.C.,  New  York,  New York and
Chicago, Illinois. Please call the SEC at 1800SEC0330 for further information on
the  public  reference  rooms.  Copies of these  materials  can be  obtained  at
prescribed rates from the Public  Reference  Section of the SEC at its principal
office at 450 Fifth Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20549. Our SEC filings are
also available to the public from the SEC's Website at "http://www.sec.gov."

The SEC allows us to  "incorporate  by reference"  the  information we file with
them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to those documents.  The information incorporated by reference is considered
to be part of this  prospectus,  and information that we file later with the SEC
will  automatically  update and supersede  this  information.  We incorporate by
reference  the documents  listed below and any future  filings we will make with
the SEC under Sections 13(a),  13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934:

1.  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, as
    amended;

2.  Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 1999;

3.  the definitive  Proxy  Statement  filed with the Commission on June 25, 1999
    provided  to   stockholders   in  connection  with  the  Annual  Meeting  of
    Stockholders held on July 26, 1999; and

4.  the description of the Company's  Common Stock contained in the Registration
    Statement  on Form SB-2 File No.  33-60248-B  filed with the  Commission  on
    March 29, 1993, as amended.

You may request a copy of these  filings,  at no cost, by writing or telephoning
us at the following address:

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         FOCUS Enhancements, Inc.
         600 Research Drive
         Wilmington, Massachusetts   01887
         Attention:  Christopher P. Ricci
          (978) 988-5888


This  prospectus is part of a registration  statement we filed with the SEC. You
should  rely  only  on the  information  or  representations  provided  in  this
prospectus. We have authorized no one to provide you with different information.
We are not making an offer of these  securities  in any state where the offer is
not permitted.  You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the shares of Common Stock  offered  under this  prospectus  was
passed upon for us by  Christopher  P. Ricci,  Esq.,  Senior Vice  President and
General Counsel of the Company.

EXPERTS

The  consolidated  financial  statements  of the  Company  incorporated  in this
prospectus  by reference  to our Annual  Report on Form 10KSB for the year ended
December  31, 1998,  as amended,  have been so  incorporated  in reliance on the
report of Wolf & Company, P.C., independent accountants,  given on the authority
of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Company does not provide  forecasts of the future  financial  performance of
the  Company.  However,  this  prospectus  and  the  documents  incorporated  by
reference into this prospectus may contain  "forward  looking"  information that
involves risks and uncertainties.  In particular,  statements  contained in this
prospectus  or  any  of  the  documents  incorporated  by  reference  into  this
prospectus which are not historical facts  (including,  for example,  statements
concerning international revenues, anticipated operating expense levels and such
expense levels  relative to the Company's  total  revenues)  constitute  forward
looking  statements.  In  addition,  any of  the  words  "believes,"  "expects,"
"anticipates" or similar expressions indicate  forward-looking  statements.  The
Company's  actual results of operations and financial  condition have varied and
may in the future vary  significantly  from those stated in any  forward-looking
statements.  Factors that may cause such differences  include,  for example: the
availability  of capital to fund the  Company's  future cash needs;  reliance on
major customers;  history of operating  losses;  reliance on a limited number of
vendors  for  the  manufacturing  of  the  Company's   products;   technological
obsolescence;  competition; component supply problems; protection of proprietary
information;  accuracy  of the  Company's  internal  estimates  of  revenue  and
operating  expense  levels;  and the  Company's  ability  to  achieve  Year 2000
compliance in a timely manner.


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DISCLOSURE  OF  COMMISSION   POSITION  ON  INDEMNIFICATION  FOR  SECURITIES  ACT
LIABILITIES

The  Delaware  General   Corporation  Law  and  the  Company's   certificate  of
incorporation and by-laws provide for indemnification of the Company's directors
and  officers  for  liabilities  and  expenses  that  they  may  incur  in  such
capacities.  Insofar  as  indemnification  for  liabilities  arising  under  the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and  controlling
persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions,  or otherwise,  the
Company has been  advised  that in the opinion of the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.

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         You should rely only on the  information  incorporated  by reference or
contained in this  prospectus or any supplement.  We have not authorized  anyone
else to provide you with  different or  additional  information.  You should not
assume that the  information in this prospectus or any supplement is accurate as
of any  date  other  than  the  date  on the  front  of this  prospectus  or any
supplement that may have a later date. The selling  shareholders  are not making
an offer of the common stock in any state where the offer is not permitted.





                     TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                      Page
Risk Factors                                            2
The Company                                             3
Use of Proceeds                                         3
Selling Shareholders                                    3
Plan of Distribution                                    4
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                                      FOCUS
                               ENHANCEMENTS, INC.



                                522,796 Shares of
                                  Common Stock






                               __________________

                                   PROSPECTUS
                               __________________





                                 AUGUST 31, 1999



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                                    PART II

                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following statement sets forth the estimated amounts of expenses to be borne
by the Company in connection  with the offering  described in this  Registration
Statement:



Registration Fee Under Securities Act                   $   154.36
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses                                2,000.00
Legal Fees and Expenses                                   5,000.00
Accounting Fees and Expenses                              2,000.00
Printing and Mailing Costs                                1,000.00
Miscellaneous Fees and Expenses                           2,000.00
                                                        ----------
      Total Expenses                                    $12,154.36
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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section  145 of  the  Delaware  General  Corporation  Law  empowers  a  Delaware
corporation  to indemnify,  subject to the  standards  therein  prescribed,  any
person in connection with any action,  suit or proceeding  brought or threatened
by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director,  officer,  employee
or agent of the  corporation,  or was  serving  as such with  respect to another
corporation or other entity at the request of such corporation.

The  Delaware  General   Corporation  Law  and  the  Company's   certificate  of
incorporation and by-laws provide for indemnification of the Company's directors
and officer for liabilities and expenses that they may incur in such capacities.
In general, directors and officers are indemnified with respect to actions taken
in good faith in a manner  reasonably  believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best  interests  of the  Company,  and with  respect to any  criminal  action or
proceeding,  actions that the indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe were
unlawful.  Reference is made to the Company's  Second  Restated  Certificate  of
Incorporation,   as  amended,   and  Restated  By-laws  incorporated  herein  by
reference.

The Company has obtained  directors  and officers  liability  insurance  for the
benefit of its directors and certain of its officers.

Item 16. Exhibits

The  following  documents  have  been  previously  filed  as  Exhibits  and  are
incorporated  herein  by  reference  except  those  exhibits  indicated  with an
asterisk which are filed herewith:

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

         2.1      Purchase & Sales  Agreement  for the  acquisition  of PC Video
                  Conversion, Inc. (1).
         3.1      Second  Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation,  as amended,
                  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 of the Company's
                  Registration  Statement on Form SB-2 [Reg. No. 33-60248-B] and
                  as an exhibit to the Company's  Form 10-QSB dated November 13,
                  1995.
         3.2      Restated By-laws of the Company (2).
         4.1      Specimen certificate for Common Stock of the Company (2).
         4.2      Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated  as of  July  29,  1998
                  between the Company and PC Video Conversion, Inc. (1).


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         4.3      Form of Common Stock  Purchase  Warrant  issued to Brian Swift
                  and Edward Price (3).
         4.4      Common Stock  Purchase  Warrant  issued to Silicon Valley Bank
                  (3).
         5        Opinion of Christopher P. Ricci, Esq.*

         23.1     Consent  of  Wolf  &   Company,   P.C.,   independent   public
                  accountants (4).

         23.2     Consent of Christopher P. Ricci, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5).
         24       Power  of  Attorney  (contained  in  signature  page  to  this
                  registration statement).
         (1)      Filed as an exhibit to the Company's  Form 10-QSB dated August
                  14, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.
         (2)      Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on
                  Form  SB-2,  No.  33-60248-B,   and  incorporated   herein  by
                  reference.
         (3)      Filed as an exhibit to the company's Form 10-QSB dated May 17,
                  1999 and incorporated herein by reference.

         (4)      Filed  as  an  exhibit  to  this  registration  statement,  as
                  initially filed  on July 2, 1999, and  incorporated  herein by
                  reference.


Item 17. Undertakings

(a)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1)    To file,  during any  period in which  offers or sales are being
                made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

                (i)     To include any prospectus  required by section  10(a)(3)
                        of the Securities Act of 1933;

                (ii)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
                        after the effective date of the  registration  statement
                        (or the most recent  post-effective  amendment  thereof)
                        which,  individually  or in the  aggregate,  represent a
                        fundamental  change in the information set forth in this
                        registration  statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
                        any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
                        (if the total dollar value of  securities  offered would
                        not exceed that which was registered), and any deviation
                        from  the  low or  high  end of  the  estimated  maximum
                        offering   range  may  be   reflected  in  the  form  of
                        prospectus  filed with the  Commission  pursuant to Rule
                        424(b)  (Section  230.424(b)  of 17  C.F.R.)  if, in the
                        aggregate,  the changes in volume and price represent no
                        more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
                        price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
                        table in the effective registration statement; and

                (iii)   To include any material  information with respect to the
                        plan of  distribution  not previously  disclosed in this
                        registration  statement or any  material  change to such
                        information in this registration statement;

                provided,  however, that subparagraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply
                if the information  required to be included in a  post-effective
                amendment  by those  paragraphs  is  contained  in the  periodic
                reports  filed  by the  Registrant  pursuant  to  Section  13 or
                Section  15(d) of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934 that
                are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

         (2)    That for the  purpose of  determining  any  liability  under the
                Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall
                be deemed to be a new  registration  statement  relating  to the
                Securities  offered herein,  and the offering of such Securities
                at that  time  shall  be  deemed  to be the  initial  bona  fide
                offering thereof.

         (3)    To  remove  from  registration  by  means  of  a  post-effective
                amendment any of the  Securities  being  registered  that remain
                unsold at the termination of the offering.

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(b)      The  undersigned  registrant  hereby  undertakes,  that for purposes of
         determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
         of the  Company's  annual  report  pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
         15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (and,  where  applicable,
         each filing of an employee  benefit  plan's annual  report  pursuant to
         Section  15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934)  that  is
         incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed
         to be a new registration  statement  relating to the securities offered
         therein,  and the  offering  of such  securities  at that time shall be
         deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c)      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
         Act of 1933 may be permitted  to  directors,  officers and  controlling
         persons of the  Registrant  pursuant to the  foregoing  provisions,  or
         otherwise,  the  Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
         Securities  and Exchange  Commission  such  indemnification  is against
         public   policy   as   expressed   in  such  Act  and  is,   therefore,
         unenforceable.


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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the  requirements  for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this  Amendment
No. 1 to  Registration  Statement to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto  duly  authorized,   in  the  Town  of  Wilmington,   Commonwealth  of
Massachusetts, on August 31, 1999.


                                        FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS, INC.


                                         By: /s/ Thomas L. Massie
                                             Thomas L. Massie
                                             Chief Executive Officer


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 relating to Common Stock of the  Registrant has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature                          Title                            Date
- ---------                          -----                            ----



/s/ Thomas L. Massie         President, CEO &                   August 31, 1999
Thomas L. Massie             Chairman of the Board


/s/ Gary M. Cebula           Vice President of Finance &        August 31, 1999
Gary M. Cebula               Administration (Principal
                             Accounting Officer)


             *                  Director                        August 31, 1999
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John C. Cavalier


             *                  Director                        August 31, 1999
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William B. Coldrick


             *                  Director                        August 31, 1999
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Timothy E. Mahoney


             *                  Director                        August 31, 1999
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Robert C. Eimers


             *                  Director                        August 31, 1999
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William Dambrackas



* By Christopher P. Ricci, as attorney in fact


/s/ Christopher P. Ricci
Christopher P. Ricci


                                                                       EXHIBIT 5


                                                           August 31, 1999


Board of Directors
FOCUS Enhancements, Inc.
600 Research Drive
Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887


Re:      Registration Statement on Form S-3 of 522,796 shares of Common Stock,
         par value $0.01 per share


Gentlemen:

         In connection with the  registration  under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Act"), by Focus Enhancements, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), of 522,796 shares (the "Registered Shares") of its Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"),  all of which Registered Shares are to be
offered for the account of certain  selling  stockholders  of the  Company,  the
following  opinion  is  furnished  to you to be filed  with the  Securities  and
Exchange   Commission  (the   "Commission")   as  Exhibit  5  to  the  Company's
registration statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") under the Act.

         To the  extent  that  any of the  registered  shares  have not yet been
issued,  I assume that at the time of the  issuance of such  Registered  Shares,
there will exist, under the Company's  Certificate of Incorporation,  as amended
(the  "Certificate"),  the requisite number of authorized shares of Common Stock
for such issuance which are unissued,  or held as treasury  shares,  and are not
otherwise reserved for issuance.

         I am General  Counsel and  Secretary of the Company and I have examined
originals or copies,  certified or otherwise  identified to my satisfaction,  of
the  Registration  Statement,  the  Certificate  and the By-laws of the Company,
certain Action of the Board of Directors by Unanimous  Written  Consent dated as
of February  22,  1999,  certain  Action of the Board of  Directors by Unanimous
Written  Consent dated as of July 29, 1998,  minutes of the meeting of the Board
of  Directors  dated as of July 26,  1999,  and such  other  corporate  records,
certificates  and  statements of officers and  accountants of the Company and of
public  officials  and  other  documents  as  I  have  considered  necessary  or
appropriate in order to furnish the opinion hereinafter set forth.

         This   opinion  is  limited  to  the  laws  of  the   Commonwealth   of
Massachusetts  and I express  no  opinion  with  respect to the law of any other
jurisdiction.

         Based upon and subject to the  foregoing,  I hereby advise you that, in
my  opinion,  (i) those  Registered  shares that have been issued as of the date
hereof were duly  authorized and have been validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable  and (ii) those  Registered  shares that may be issued  after the
date hereof,  shall be, upon such issuance,  duly  authorized and validly issued
and shall be fully paid and non-assessable.

         I hereby  consent  to the  filing of this  opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration  Statement.  In giving this  consent,  I do not hereby admit that I
come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission  promulgated  thereunder.
This  opinion  may not be  referred  to or used for any other  purpose or in any
other context or otherwise  relied upon by any other person or entity without my
express written consent.


                                           Respectfully,


                                           /s/ Christopher P. Ricci
                                           Christopher P. Ricci
                                           Sr. Vice President & General Counsel



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