As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2000

                                                      Registration No. 333-94621



                       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. [ ]









                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                     Total Amount   Additional Amount                                           Amount of
 Title of Each Class of Securities       to Be       to Be Registered      Price to      Proposed Maximum     Registration
         to be Registered             Registered       by Amendment       Public(2)      Offering Price(2)       Fee(2)
- ------------------------------------ -------------- ------------------- --------------- -------------------- ----------------
                                                                                                 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per       3,263,333         100,000            $7.1875         $718,750             $189.75
share(1)
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<FN>
(1)      The total number of shares of common stock being registered consists of
         (i) 2,833,333 shares issued in privately  negotiated  transactions with
         several institutional investors,  (ii) 275,000 shares issuable upon the
         exercise of common stock purchase  warrants issued to such investors in
         connection  with such  transactions,  (iii) 30,000 shares issuable upon
         the exercise of common stock purchase warrants issued to the principals
         of a  third-party  service  provider as  additional  consideration  for
         investor relations services provided to the company, (iv) 25,000 shares
         issuable upon the exercise of common stock purchase  warrants issued to
         an  investment  banking firm for its  assistance  in  obtaining  equity
         financing,  and  (v)  100,000  shares  issued  as  full  settlement  of
         outstanding  balances on trade payables.  A total of 3,163,333  shares,
         which are the shares  described  in clauses  (i)-(iv) of the  preceding
         sentence,   were  previously  included  in  the  original  registration
         statement  as filed on January  13,  2000,  at which time the  required
         registration fee with respect to such shares,  totaling $5,819.95,  was
         paid.  The  additional  shares  described  in  clause  (v) of the first
         sentence of this footnote are first being  registered  pursuant to this
         amendment no. 1 to the original registration statement.

(2)      The price to public and proposed  maximum offering price referenced are
         included   solely  for  purposes  of  calculating  the  amount  of  the
         registration fee required with respect to the additional 100,000 shares
         being registered hereby. 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 February 9, 2000 as reported on the Nasdaq SmallCap
         Market.
</FN>




         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.






                 Subject to Completion, Dated February 7, 2000
REOFFER
PROSPECTUS


                            FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS, INC.


                        3,263,333 Shares of Common Stock


         Five  existing  shareholders  of FOCUS  Enhancements,  Inc.  and  three
holders of  outstanding  warrants  to  purchase  shares of our common  stock are
offering  to  sell  up to  3,263,333  shares  of our  common  stock  under  this
prospectus.   Throughout  this   prospectus,   we  often  refer  to  this  group
collectively as the selling shareholders.

         The selling shareholders  acquired their shares and/or warrants through
privately negotiated purchases or other transactions directly from the company.

         The total  number of shares that may be sold under this  prospectus  by
the  selling  shareholders  will be subject to the  discretion  of each  selling
shareholder.  The  selling  shareholders  may offer the  shares  covered by this
prospectus   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 at privately negotiated prices.

         FOCUS  stock is listed on the NASDAQ  SmallCap  Market  with the ticker
symbol:  "FCSE." On February 9, 2000,  the closing  price of one share of FOCUS
common stock on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market was $7.25.




         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 - 4.
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                The date of this prospectus is February __, 2000.








RISK FACTORS

         An investment in the shares  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.

We Have Been Named As A Defendant  In A Law Suit  Alleging  Violation Of Federal
Securities Laws

         The  complaint  alleges  that  FOCUS  and our chief  executive  officer
violated federal  securities laws in connection with a number of allegedly false
or misleading  statements and seeks certification as a class action on behalf of
persons  alleged to have  purchased our stock from July 17, 1997 to February 19,
1999. We believe that we have consistently  complied with the federal securities
laws, and we do not believe at this time that this  litigation  will result in a
material adverse effect on our financial condition.  Nonetheless, the management
time and resources  that could be required to respond  effectively to this claim
and to defend the company  vigorously in this litigation  could adversely impact
our management's administrative capabilities.

We Will Need To Raise Additional  Capital But Have No Commitments From Anyone To
Provide It

         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.  In 1999, we
received  $4,482,073 in net proceeds from private  offerings of common stock and
$3,033,634  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 our
products successfully.  If we require additional equity or debt financing in the
future,  there  can be no  assurance  that  sufficient  funds  will  be  raised.
Moreover,  any equity  financing  could result in dilution to our  then-existing
stockholders  and  additional  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.

We Rely On Sales To A Few Major Customers For A Large Part Of Our Revenues

         For the nine months ended September 30, 1999,  approximately 26% of our
revenues were derived from sales to a major  distributor,  approximately  14% of
our revenues were derived from sales to two major retailers,  and  approximately
8% 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.  Our loss of any major
customer would have a material adverse effect on our business as a whole.

We Have A Long History Of Operating Losses

         We have experienced  limited  profitability  since our inception and at
September 30, 1999, had an accumulated  deficit of $34,899,894.  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 $299,041 and $1,448,121 for

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the first nine months of 1999 and 1998, respectively.  There can be no assurance
that we will be profitable in 1999.

We Rely On A Single Vendor For 90% Of Our Product Components

         Approximately  90% of the components for our products are  manufactured
by a single vendor on a turnkey basis. This vendor is located overseas.  If this
vendor  experiences  production or shipping  problems for any reason, we in turn
could experience delays in production of our products,  at least on a short-term
basis.

Our Products May Become Obsolete Very Quickly

         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.

Our Business Is Very Competitive

         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.

We May Not Make Significant  Sales Through Office Super Stores Despite Expensive
Marketing Efforts On Our Part

         Sales of our products  through  office super stores 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.

We Have Had 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.

We May Not Be Able To Protect Our Proprietary Information

         Although we have filed eight  patent  applications  with respect to our
PC-to-TV video-graphics products, we currently only have four patents 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

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independently  develop products or technology that are equivalent or superior to
ours.  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

         Based on an independent survey published in December of 1997 by Frost &
Sullivan,  a leading  market  research  firm,  we are 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.  Our  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, we are
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 our objective to design, develop, and deliver quality video
conversion products to the global marketplace.

USE OF PROCEEDS

         All net proceeds  from the sale of the shares being  offered under this
prospectus will go to the selling shareholders. Accordingly, we will not receive
any  proceeds  from sales of these  shares.  We will pay all of the  expenses of
registration of the shares being offered under this prospectus.

         We will receive the proceeds of any exercises of the warrants that have
been issued to the selling  shareholders.  The maximum cash amount that we would
receive if the selling  shareholders  exercise all of these  warrants in full is
approximately  $699,000.  We would use these  proceeds  for working  capital and
general corporate purposes.

SELLING SHAREHOLDERS


         The shares  being  offered  under this  prospectus  are offered by five
existing shareholders and three additional holders of outstanding warrants.  The
existing  shareholders are BNC Bach International  Ltd., Inc., The Raptor Global
Portfolio  Ltd.,  Roseworth  Group,  Ltd., The Altar Rock Fund L.P. and Asia ITN
Ltd. All of these shareholders  acquired the shares that they are offering under
this prospectus directly from us in privately  negotiated  purchases.  The three
additional  holders of outstanding  warrants are R. Jerry Falkner and Richard W.
West,  who are the  principals  of R.J.  Falkner  &  Company,  Inc.,  and  Union
Atlantic, L.C. Messrs. Falkner and West acquired their warrants directly from us
in connection with services provided to us by their company. Union Atlantic also
acquired  its  warrant  directly  from us in  connection  with  services  it has
provided to us. The  following  table sets forth certain  information  regarding
beneficial  ownership of our common stock as of December 31, 1999 and the number
of shares of common  stock  which may be offered  for the account of each of the
selling shareholders from time to time after the date of this prospectus.





                                             Shares Beneficially                                      Shares Beneficially
Selling Shareholders(1)                    Owned Prior to Offering          Shares Offered           Owned After Offering
- --------------------                       -----------------------          --------------           --------------------
                                           Number          Percent                                  Number         Percent
                                           ------          -------                                  ------         -------
                                                                                                      
BNC Bach International Ltd., Inc.        1,733,333(2)       7.11%            1,733,333(2)              0              *
The Raptor Global Portfolio Ltd.           958,650(3)       3.93               958,650(3)              0              *
Roseworth Group, Ltd.                      412,500(4)       1.69               412,500(4)              0              *


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Asia ITN Ltd.                              100,000            *                100,000                 0              *
The Altar Rock Fund L.P.                     3,850(5)         *                  3,850(5)              0              *
Union Atlantic, L.C.                        25,000(6)         *                 25,000                 0              *
R. Jerry Falkner                            15,000(7)         *                 15,000(6)              0              *
Richard W. West                             15,000(7)         *                 15,000(6)              0              *

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<FN>
*    less than one percent

(1)  None of the  selling  shareholders  has had any  position,  office or other
     material  relationship  with us or any of our  affiliates  within the three
     years  preceding  the date of this  prospectus,  except  that a director of
     ours, Timothy E. Mahoney, is a principal of Union Atlantic, L.C., which has
     provided  investment banking services to us during this period, and Messrs.
     Falkner  and West are  principals  of an investor  relations  firm that has
     provided services to us within the past year. To the best of our knowledge,
     each of the selling  shareholders  has sole voting and investing power with
     respect to all of the shares indicated as beneficially owned by the selling
     shareholder, although such voting and investment powers may be deemed to be
     shared with  various  affiliates,  which may include  entities  and natural
     persons,  of the selling  shareholders  who may exercise  control  over, or
     provide investment advice to, the selling shareholders. With respect to The
     Altar Rock Fund L.P. and the Raptor Global Portfolio Ltd., Tudor Investment
     Corporation  is the sole  general  partner of The Altar Rock Fund L.P.  and
     provides  investment  advisory services to The Raptor Global Portfolio Ltd.
     and may be deemed to  beneficially  own the shares owned  directly by these
     entities.  Paul Tudor Jones,  II is the  controlling  shareholder  of Tudor
     Investment  Corporation and may in turn be deemed to  beneficially  own the
     shares  deemed  beneficially  owned by this entity.  Both Tudor  Investment
     Corporation  and  Mr.  Jones  expressly   disclaim  all  deemed  beneficial
     ownership  pertaining to any of the shares  indicated above as beneficially
     owned by The Altar Rock Fund, L.P. and The Raptor Global Portfolio Ltd.

(2)  Includes  150,000  shares that may be purchased  by BNC Bach  International
     Ltd., Inc. upon its exercise of an outstanding  warrant at a purchase price
     of $1.5375 per share.

(3)  Includes 87,150 shares that may be purchased by The Raptor Global Portfolio
     Ltd.  upon its exercise of an  outstanding  warrant at a purchase  price of
     $3.1969 per share.

(4)  Includes 37,500 shares that may be purchased by Roseworth Group,  Ltd. upon
     its exercise of an  outstanding  warrant at a purchase price of $3.1969 per
     share.

(5)  Includes 350 shares that may be purchased by The Altar Rock Fund L.P.  upon
     its exercise of an  outstanding  warrant at a purchase price of $3.1969 per
     share.

(6)  These shares may be purchased by Union Atlantic,  L.C. upon its exercise of
     an outstanding warrant at a purchase price of $1.478125 per share.

(7)  These shares may be purchased  by Messrs.  Falkner and West,  respectively,
     upon their  exercise of  outstanding  warrants at a purchase  price in each
     case of $1.063 per share.
</FN>



         Any of the selling  shareholders  identified above may choose to donate
or  transfer  as a gift some or all of the  shares  that may  otherwise  be sold
directly by the selling  shareholder  or any of them may choose to transfer some
or all of the shares at no value to one or more  affiliated  persons.  If any of
the shares  are so  transferred  by any of the  selling  shareholders,  then any
person who receives any of these shares would  constitute an additional  selling
shareholder under this prospectus.

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SECURITIES PURCHASE AND OTHER AGREEMENTS

         On  September  17,  1999,  we entered  into a common  stock and warrant
purchase agreement with BNC Bach International  Ltd., Inc., pursuant to which we
agreed to issue 1,500,000  shares of our common stock to BNC at a purchase price
of $1.00  per  share and to issue a  warrant  to BNC for its  purchase  of up to
150,000 additional shares at a purchase price of $1.5375 per share. This warrant
expires unless sooner  exercised on September 17, 2002.  Under the terms of this
agreement,  we  initially  issued to BNC  750,000  shares  and BNC paid to us an
initial  $750,000,  with the issuance of the  remaining  750,000  shares and the
payment of the remaining $750,000 to occur at the time our registration of BNC's
resale of the total number of shares became  effective  with the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission.  On  November  17,  1999,  we agreed with BNC to amend the
agreement, so that BNC paid the remaining $750,000 immediately to us in exchange
for our  issuing  at that time a total of  833,333  shares to BNC (that is,  BNC
agreed to waive the  registration  requirement  as a condition to its payment of
the  remaining  $750,000 in  exchange  for our  agreeing to increase  the second
installment of shares issued to BNC by 83,333 from 750,000 to 833,333).


         On November 19, 1999, we entered into an agreement  with Asia ITN Ltd.,
pursuant to which we issued a total of 100,000  shares of our common  stock at a
purchase price of $2.34 per share in consideration  for Asia ITN Ltd.'s delivery
of a full release of our obligation to pay an outstanding trade payables balance
of $323,259.56.


         On  November  24,  1999,  we entered  into a common  stock and  warrant
purchase  agreement with The Raptor Global Portfolio Ltd.,  Roseworth Group Ltd.
and The Altar Rock Fund L.P.  pursuant  to which we issued to these  investors a
total of 1,250,000  shares of our common stock at a purchase  price of $1.60 per
share.  Under the terms of this  agreement,  we also  issued to these  investors
warrants to purchase  up to a total of 125,000  additional  shares of our common
stock at a purchase  price of $3.1969 per share.  These  warrants  expire unless
sooner exercised on December 1, 2002.

         In connection  with these private sales of our common stock, we entered
into registration rights agreements with each of BNC, Raptor,  Roseworth,  Altar
Rock and Asia ITN Ltd.  In these  agreements,  we  agreed to  register  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission  their resale of all of the shares purchased
in these  transactions,  including,  with respect to BNC, Raptor,  Roseworth and
Altar Rock, the shares issuable  pursuant to the warrants we have issued to each
of them, and to keep the applicable  registration  statement effective until all
of the shares  are sold or until this  registration  is no longer  necessary  as
described further in the agreements.

         On December 12, 1998, we entered into an agreement with Union Atlantic,
L.C., a third-party provider of investment banking services, of which one of our
directors, Timothy E. Mahoney, is a principal,  pursuant to which Union Atlantic
agreed to provide  to us a variety of  investment  banking  services.  On May 7,
1999, we amended this agreement to reduce the commissions  otherwise  payable to
Union Atlantic in connection  with certain  equity  financing  transactions.  In
return for this fee  reduction,  we agreed to issue a warrant to Union  Atlantic
for the purchase of up to 25,000  shares of our common stock upon the same terms
as any warrants  that may be issued to the  investors  in such equity  financing
transactions.  Accordingly,  the  purchase  price under this  warrant was set at
$1.478125 per share.  This warrant  expires  unless sooner  exercised on June 4,
2004. We also agreed to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission the
resale by Union  Atlantic of the shares it may acquire upon its exercise of this
warrant.

         On December 22, 1998, we entered into an agreement with R.J.  Falkner &
Company,  Inc.,  an  unaffiliated,  third-party  provider of investor  relations
services,  pursuant to which that  company  agreed to provide to us a variety of
investor  relations  services.  In addition to the cash fees we agreed to pay to
R.J.  Falkner & Company for these  services,  in February 1999 we also agreed to
issue, as additional

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consideration for these services, warrants to both Messrs. Falkner and West, the
principals of R.J. Falkner & Company,  to purchase in the aggregate up to 30,000
shares (that is,  15,000  shares each) at a purchase  price of $1.063 per share.
These  warrants  expire  unless  sooner  exercised on February 22, 2004. We also
agreed to register with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  the resale by
Messrs.  Falkner and West of the shares they may acquire  upon their  respective
exercises of these warrants.

         Our  registration  of the shares  covered by this  prospectus  does not
necessarily  mean that the  selling  shareholders  will sell all or any of these
shares.

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 over-the-counter 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 a broker-dealer or
other financial  institution,  and, upon a default,  such broker-dealer or other
financial  institution  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 of the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  may be sold under  Rule 144  rather  than
pursuant to this prospectus.

         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 a
selling  shareholder in amounts to be negotiated  prior to the sale. The selling
shareholders 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.  The  selling  shareholders  may  indemnify  any
broker-dealer that participates 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.

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         We have  advised the selling  shareholders  that the  anti-manipulation
rules of  Regulation  M under the  Securities  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,  we will make copies of this
prospectus  available to the selling  shareholders and have informed 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 under this prospectus.

         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,  any
discount, commission or other item constituting compensation to any underwriter,
any  discount,  commission  or  concession  allowed or re-allowed or paid to any
dealer, and the proposed selling price to the public.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

         On  December  31,  1999,  we settled a claim that had  previously  been
brought  against  us by PAGG  Corporation  and  certain  related  parties in the
Superior Court for Middlesex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Pursuant to
this action,  PAGG had sought money  damages  against us totaling  approximately
$1,800,000 for amounts we allegedly owed to PAGG for inventory  manufactured for
us by PAGG and pursuant to an outstanding  secured  promissory note we had given
to PAGG. The parties entered into a general release effective December 31, 1999,
pursuant to which PAGG and the related plaintiffs have agreed to release us from
all  claims  that they may have  against  us,  subject  to our paying a total of
$1,669,000 in cash, which will be paid in four monthly  installments  commencing
on January 5, 2000 and ending on April 5, 2000.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

         We file annual,  quarterly and special  reports,  proxy  statements and
other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  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
1-800-SEC-0330 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:

     o    annual report on Form 10-KSB/A for the fiscal year ended  December 31,
          1998

     o    quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB/A for the quarter ended September 30,
          1999

     o    definitive  proxy statement dated June 25, 1999, which was provided to
          our stockholders in connection with our annual meeting of stockholders
          held on July 26, 1999

     o    description  of  our  common  stock  contained  in  our   registration
          statement on Form SB-2, SEC File No.  33-60248-B,  which we filed with
          the SEC on March 29, 1993, as amended

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

         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 have 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., our Senior Vice
President and General Counsel.

EXPERTS

         The consolidated  financial  statements of the company  incorporated in
this  prospectus by reference to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A 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

         We do not  provide  forecasts  of  our  future  financial  performance.
However, this prospectus may contain "forward looking" information that involves
risks and uncertainties. In particular,  statements contained in this prospectus
which are not historical facts (including,  for example,  statements  concerning
our  international  revenues,  anticipated  operating  expense  levels  and such
expense  levels  relative  to our total  revenues)  constitute  forward  looking
statements and are intended to be made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition,  any of the words
"believes,"   "expects,"   "anticipates"   or   similar   expressions   indicate
forward-looking  statements of this type.  Our 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 following:

         o  the availability of capital to fund our future cash needs

         o  our reliance on major customers

         o  our history of operating losses

         o  our reliance on a limited number of vendors for the manufacturing of
            our products

         o  technological obsolescence

         o  competition

         o  component supply problems

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         o  protection of proprietary information

         o  accuracy of our internal  estimates of revenue and operating expense
            levels

DISCLOSURE  OF  COMMISSION   POSITION  ON  INDEMNIFICATION  FOR  SECURITIES  ACT
LIABILITIES

         The  Delaware   General   Corporation   Law  and  our   certificate  of
incorporation  and by-laws  provide for  indemnification  of our  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, we have 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 our shares in any state where the offer is not permitted.

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                    TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                  Page
Risk Factors                                       2
The Company                                        4
Use of Proceeds                                    4
Selling Shareholders                               4
Securities Purchase and Other Agreements           6
Plan of Distribution                               7
Recent Developments                                8
Where You Can Find More Information                8
Legal Matters                                      9
Experts                                            9
Cautionary Statement Concerning
  Forward Looking Statements                       9
Disclosure Statement                              10
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                                      FOCUS
                               ENHANCEMENTS, INC.



                               3,263,333 Shares of
                                  Common Stock


                               __________________

                                   PROSPECTUS
                               __________________


                                FEBRUARY __, 2000


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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                $ 6,009.70
          Blue Sky Fees and Expenses                             2,000.00
          Legal Fees and Expenses                                5,000.00
          Accounting Fees and Expenses                           5,000.00
          Printing and Mailing Costs                             1,000.00
          Miscellaneous Fees and Expenses                        2,000.00
                                                               ----------
                Total Expenses                                 $21,009.70




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


         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 (1).


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         4.1      Specimen certificate for Common Stock of the Company (1).
         4.2      Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement,  as amended, with
                  BNC Bach International Ltd., Inc. (2)
         4.3      Form  of   Stock   Purchase   Warrant   issued   to  BNC  Bach
                  International  Ltd., Inc. (included as Exhibit A to the Common
                  Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement). (2)
         4.4      Form  of   Registration   Rights   Agreement   with  BNC  Bach
                  International  Ltd., Inc. (included as Exhibit B to the Common
                  Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement). (2)
         4.5      Common Stock and Warrant  Purchase  Agreement  with The Raptor
                  Global  Portfolio Ltd., The Altar Rock Fund L.P. and Roseworth
                  Group, Ltd. (2)
         4.6      Form of Stock  Purchase  Warrant  issued to The Raptor  Global
                  Portfolio Ltd. (for 87,150  shares),  The Altar Rock Fund L.P.
                  (for 350 shares) and Roseworth Group, Ltd. (for 37,500 shares)
                  (included  as  Exhibit  A to  the  Common  Stock  and  Warrant
                  Purchase Agreement). (2)
         4.7      Form of Registration  Rights  Agreement with The Raptor Global
                  Portfolio Ltd., The Altar Rock Fund L.P. and Roseworth  Group,
                  Ltd.  (included  as Exhibit B to the Common  Stock and Warrant
                  Purchase Agreement). (2)
         4.8      Contract  for  services to be rendered to FOCUS  Enhancements,
                  Inc. by R.J. Falkner & Company, Inc. (2)
         4.9      Form of Stock  Purchase  Warrant  issued  to each of R.  Jerry
                  Falkner and Richard W. West. (2)
         4.10     Agreement between Union Atlantic, L.C. and FOCUS Enhancements,
                  Inc. confirming agreement to issue warrant in exchange for fee
                  reduction. (2)
         4.11     Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Union Atlantic, L.C. (2)
         4.12     General Release, as amended, between Asia ITN Ltd. and FOCUS
                  Enhancements, Inc. *
         4.13     Form of  Registration  Rights  Agreement  with  Asia  ITN Ltd.
                  (included as Exhibit A to the General Release). *
         5.1      Opinion of Christopher P. Ricci, Esq. (2)
         23.1     Consent  of  Wolf  &   Company,   P.C.,   independent   public
                  accountants. (2)
         23.2     Consent of  Christopher  P. Ricci,  Esq.  (included in Exhibit
                  5.1).
         24.      Power of Attorney (contained in signature page to the original
                  registration  statement  as  filed  on  January  13,  2000 and
                  incorporated herein by reference).


         (1)      Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on
                  Form  SB-2,  No.  33-60248-B,   and  incorporated   herein  by
                  reference.

         (2)      Filed as an exhibit  to the  Company's  original  Registration
                  Statement on Form S-3, No. 333-94621,  as filed on January 13,
                  2000 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



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                        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.

(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  the  Registration  Statement  to be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized,  in the Town of Wilmington,  Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, on February 7, 2000.


                                     FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS, INC.


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

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Amendment  No. 1 to the  Registration  Statement  on 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, Chief Executive Officer and      February 7, 2000
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Thomas L. Massie                           Director (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Gary M. Cebula                         Vice President of Finance and               February 7, 2000
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Gary M. Cebula                             Administration (Principal Financial and
                                           Accounting Officer)

*                                          Director                                    February 7, 2000
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John C. Cavalier

                                           Director                                    February __, 2000
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William B. Coldrick

                                           Director                                    February __, 2000
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Timothy E. Mahoney

*                                          Director                                    February 7, 2000
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Robert C. Eimers

*                                          Director                                    February 7, 2000
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William A. Dambrackas

* By: /s/ Christopher P. Ricci
          Christopher P. Ricci
          Attorney-in-Fact



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