Registration No. __________
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    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)
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Delaware                                                              04-3144936
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                                    (IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                               Identification No.)

                          (Primary Standard Industrial
                           Classification Code Number)

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                                1370 Dell Avenue
                           Campbell, California 95008
                                 (408) 866-8300
    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                        of principal executive offices)
                                Gary L. Williams
              Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer
                            FOCUS Enhancements, Inc.
                                1370 Dell Avenue
                           Campbell, California 95008
                                 (408) 866-8300
 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                             of agent for service)
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                                   Copies to:
                          Jerrold F. Petruzzelli, Esq.
                            Gregory A. Gehlmann, Esq.
                          Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP
                          1501 M Street, NW, Suite 700
                              Washington, DC 20005
                                 (202) 463-4334
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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 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 REGISTRATION FEE
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                                                                        Proposed Maximum      Proposed Maximum
                                                       Amount to         Offering Price      Aggregate Offering        Amount of
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered   Be Registered        Per Share(1)             Price           Registration Fee
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
including underlying warrants                          2,667,500(2)         $1.76(2)          $4,694,800(2)         $379.81(2)
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(1)      The Common  Stock  being  registered  consists of  2,200,000  shares of
         common stock and 467,500 shares  issuable upon exercise of common stock
         purchase warrants issued in connection with a private placement.

(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, $0.01 par value per share, on
         August 15, 2003 as reported on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market.

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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  the  registration  statement  shall  become
effective on such date as the Commission,  acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.



The  information  in this  prospectus  is not complete  and may be changed.  The
selling  shareholders  may not sell  their  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 soliciting an
offer to buy  these  securities  in any  state  where  the  offer or sale is not
permitted.


                  Subject to Completion, Dated August 21, 2003

PROSPECTUS

                            FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS, INC.
                        2,667,500 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

         This  prospectus  relates  to  the  registration  for  resale  of up to
2,667,500  shares of our  common  stock,  $.01 par value  per  share,  including
467,500  shares  issuable  upon the  exercise  of  warrants.  These  shares were
originally  issued  in a  private  placement  in  July  2003  to two  accredited
investors and a placement agent, who, for convenience, are generally referred to
as the selling shareholders. See below under the heading "Selling Shareholders."
Our filing of the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, is
intended to satisfy our  obligations to the selling  shareholders  identified in
this prospectus to register for resale shares issued to them.

         Pursuant to this prospectus,  the selling shareholders may sell some or
all of the shares they hold through ordinary brokerage transactions, directly to
market makers of our shares,  or through any of the other means described in the
"Plan of Distribution"  section of this prospectus,  beginning on page 9 of this
prospectus. Other than funds received upon the exercise of warrants, the selling
shareholders, and not us, will receive all of the proceeds from any sales of the
shares, less any brokerage or other expenses of the sale incurred by them.

         We will pay all registration  expenses  including,  without limitation,
all Securities  and Exchange  Commission  and blue sky  registration  and filing
fees, printing expenses, transfer agents' and registrars' fees, and the fees and
disbursements  of our outside counsel in connection with this offering,  but the
selling   shareholders  will  pay  all  selling  expenses   including,   without
limitation,  any  underwriters'  or brokers'  fees or discounts  relating to the
shares  registered  hereby,  or the fees or expenses of separate  counsel to the
selling shareholders.

         Each selling  shareholder may be deemed to be an  "underwriter" as such
term is defined  in the  Securities  Act of 1933,  and any  commissions  paid or
discounts or concessions  allowed to any such person and any profits received on
resale  of the  securities  offered  hereby  may be  deemed  to be  underwriting
compensation under the Securities Act.

         Our  common  stock is listed on the  NASDAQ  SmallCap  Market  with the
ticker symbol: "FCSE." On August 15, 2003, the closing price of one share of our
common stock on the NASDAQ  SmallCap Market was $1.76.  Our principal  executive
offices are located at 1370 Dell Avenue,  Campbell,  California  95008,  and our
telephone number is (408) 866-8300.

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         Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this
prospectus  is truthful or  complete.  Any  representation  to the contrary is a
criminal offense.

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         Investing  in our common stock  involves a high degree of risk.  Please
carefully consider the "Risk Factors" beginning on page 2 of this prospectus.

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                The date of this prospectus is __________, 2003.




                                  RISK FACTORS

         You should  carefully  consider  the  following  risks  relating to our
business and our common  stock,  together with the other  information  described
elsewhere in this prospectus.  If any of the following risks actually occur, our
business,  results of  operations  and financial  condition  could be materially
affected,  the trading  price of our common stock could  decline,  and you might
lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

We have a long history of operating losses.

         As of June 30, 2003, we had an accumulated  deficit of $63,063,000.  We
incurred net losses of $1,740,000,  $5,597,000 and $6,658,000 for the six months
ended  June  30,  2003  and  the  years  ended   December  31,  2002  and  2001,
respectively, and we may not become profitable.  Additionally, our auditors have
included an  explanatory  paragraph in their report on our financial  statements
for the year ended  December  31, 2002 with respect to  uncertainties  about our
ability to continue as a going concern.  The financial statements do not include
any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.

We may need to raise additional  capital,  which will result in further dilution
of existing and future stockholders.

         Historically,  we have met our short-and  long-term  cash needs through
debt and the sale of common stock in private  placements  because cash flow from
operations  has been  insufficient  to fund our  operations.  Set forth below is
information regarding net proceeds received recently:



                                        Private Offerings Of       Issuance of           Exercise of Stock
                                        Common Stock               Debt                  Options and Warrants
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First six months of 2003                         --                         --           $162,000
Fiscal 2002                              $3,121,000                         --           $625,000
Fiscal 2001                                      --                 $2,650,000           $199,000


         See also "The Transaction" on page 8 of this prospectus. Future capital
requirements  will depend on many factors,  including cash flow from operations,
continued progress in 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
or convertible debt would result in dilution to our  then-existing  stockholders
and could  have a  negative  effect on the  market  price of our  common  stock.
Furthermore,  any  additional  debt  financing  may  result in  higher  interest
expense.

         In the event we are unable to raise additional  capital,  we may not be
able to fund our  operations  which could result in the inability to execute our
current business plan.

We have a significant amount of convertible securities that will dilute existing
stockholders upon conversion.

         At June 30,  2003,  we had  37,270,342  and 1,904  shares of common and
preferred shares issued and outstanding,  respectively,  and 1,162,140  warrants
and 6,363,469  options that are  exercisable  into shares of common  stock.  The
1,904 shares of preferred  stock are  convertible  into 1,904,000  shares of our
common stock.  Furthermore,  we may grant 1,134,092  additional stock options to
our  employees,  officers,  directors  and  consultants  under our current stock
option  plans.  We  also  may  issue  additional  shares  in  acquisitions.  Any
additional grant of options under existing or future plans or issuance of shares
in connection  with an acquisition,  will further dilute existing  stockholders.
See also "The Transaction" on page 8 of this prospectus.

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         In addition,  at June 30, 2003, the Company was obligated under certain
circumstances,  to issue up to 1,963,138 shares of common stock and 1,421 shares
of preferred stock  convertible  into 1,421,000  shares of common stock upon the
conversion of $4.3 million in debt and accrued interest  outstanding to Mr. Carl
Berg.

We are dependent upon a significant  stockholder  to meet our interim  financing
needs.

         We  have  relied  upon  the  ability  of  Carl  Berg,  a  director  and
significant  owner of our common stock for interim  financing  needs. As of June
30, 2003, we had an aggregate of approximately  $4.3 million in debt and accrued
interest  outstanding to Mr. Berg.  Additionally,  Mr. Berg has provided Samsung
Semiconductor Inc., the Company's contracted ASIC manufacturer,  with a personal
guarantee to secure the Company's working capital requirements for ASIC purchase
order  fulfillment.  It is possible  that Mr. Berg will not  continue to provide
such interim financing or personal  guarantees,  should we need additional funds
or increased credit facilities with our vendors.

We rely on certain vendors for a significant portion of our manufacturing.

         Over 40% of the  components  for our  products  are  manufactured  on a
turnkey basis by three vendors,  Furthertech Company Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor
Inc.,  and  Asemtec  Corporation.  In  addition,  certain  of our  products  are
assembled by a single vendor in Mexico. If these vendors  experience  production
or shipping  problems for any reason,  we in turn could experience delays in the
production  and shipping of our products,  which would have an adverse effect on
our results of operations.

We are dependent on our suppliers.

         We purchase  all of our parts from outside  suppliers  and from time to
time  experience  delays in obtaining  some  components or  peripheral  devices.
Additionally,  we are dependent on sole source suppliers for certain components.
There can be no  assurance  that labor  problems,  supply  shortages  or product
discontinuations 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 rely on sales to a few major customers for a large part of our revenues.

         As of June 30, 2003, one distributor  represented  approximately 27% of
the Company's accounts receivable.  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.  Loss of any major  customer  would have a
material  adverse  effect on our business as a whole.  Furthermore,  many of our
products are dependent upon the overall success of our customer's product,  over
which we often have no control.

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 must 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.

We may not be able to protect our proprietary information.

         As of June 30,  2003,  we had been issued  five  patents and filed five
provisional patent  applications in the United States.  Certain of these patents
have also been filed and issued in countries outside the United States. 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 prove valuable in light of future  technological
developments.

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Delays in product  development  could  adversely  affect our market  position or
customer relationships.

         We have experienced  delays in product  development in the past and may
experience similar delays in the future.  Given the short product life cycles in
the markets for our products,  any delay or unanticipated  difficulty associated
with new product  introductions or product  enhancements  could cause us to lose
customers and damage our competitive  position.  Prior delays have resulted from
numerous factors, such as:

         o        changing  product  specifications;  difficulties in hiring and
                  retaining necessary personnel;

         o        difficulties in reallocating  engineering  resources and other
                  resource limitations;

         o        difficulties with independent contractors;

         o        changing market or competitive product requirements;

         o        unanticipated engineering complexity;

         o        undetected errors or failures in software and hardware; and

         o        delays in the acceptance or shipment of products by customers.

If we are unable to respond to rapid  technological  change in a timely  manner,
then we may lose customers to our competitors.

         To remain  competitive,  we must  continue  to enhance  and improve the
responsiveness,  functionality  and  features of our  products.  Our industry is
characterized  by rapid  technological  change,  changes  in user  and  customer
requirements and preferences and frequent new product and service introductions.
If competitors introduce products and services embodying new technologies, or if
new industry  standards  and  practices  emerge,  then our existing  proprietary
technology  and systems may become  obsolete.  Our future success will depend on
our ability to do the following:

         o        both  license  and  internally  develop  leading  technologies
                  useful in our business;

         o        enhance our existing technologies;

         o        develop  new   services  and   technology   that  address  the
                  increasingly sophisticated and varied needs of our prospective
                  customers; and

         o        respond  to  technological   advances  and  emerging  industry
                  standards and practices on a cost-effective and timely basis.

         To develop our proprietary technology entails significant technical and
business risks.  We may use new  technologies  ineffectively,  or we may fail to
adapt our proprietary  technology and transaction processing systems to customer
requirements  or emerging  industry  standards.  If we face  material  delays in
introducing  new  services,  products and  enhancements,  then our customers may
forego the use of our services and use those of our competitors.

The  substantial  increase  in our  backlog  in  recent  periods  should  not be
construed as indicative of future revenue or performance.

         In the past we have  experienced  quarterly  fluctuations  in operating
results due to the contractual  nature of our business and the consequent timing
of product  orders.  In addition,  we have  historically  operated  with a small
amount  of  backlog  and  accordingly  our  revenues  in any  quarter  have been
substantially dependent upon orders booked in that quarter.  However, as of June
30, 2003, our total backlog was approximately  $6.8 million compared to $223,000
at  December  31,  2002.  There can be no  assurance  that the rate of growth in
backlog  will  continue.  Furthermore,  only a small  portion of our  backlog is
fully-funded  and many of our  customers  have the ability to delay  delivery or
cancel  contracts,  therefore,  there can be no assurance that orders comprising
the  backlog  will be realized as  revenue.  In any event,  quarterly  sales and
operating  results  will be  continue to be affected by the volume and timing of
contracts  received and  performed  within the quarter,  which are  difficult to
forecast.  Any  significant  deferral or cancellation of a contract could have a
material  adverse  effect on our  operating  results in any  particular  period.
Because of these factors,  we believe that  period-to-period  comparisons of our
operating results are not necessarily indicative of future performances.

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Our quarterly financial results are subject to significant fluctuations.

         We have been unable in the past to  accurately  forecast our  operating
expenses or revenues. Our revenues currently depend heavily on volatile customer
purchasing patterns. If actual revenues are less than projected revenues, we may
be unable to reduce expenses  proportionately,  and our operating results,  cash
flows and liquidity would likely be adversely affected.

Recently,  our common  stock did not meet the minimum bid price  requirement  to
remain listed on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. If we were to be delisted, it could
make trading in our stock more difficult.

         Our common  stock is traded on the Nasdaq  SmallCap  Market.  There are
various  quantitative listing requirements for a company to remain listed on the
Nasdaq SmallCap Market.

         o        We are  required  to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per
                  share for our common stock.  Between  January 1, 2003 and June
                  30,  2003,  our stock  closed below $1.00 a share on 64 of 124
                  trading  days.  On March 18,  2003,  we were  notified  by the
                  Nasdaq  that our  common  stock did not meet the  minimum  bid
                  price  requirement  to remain  listed on the  Nasdaq  SmallCap
                  Market.  However,  on May 21, 2003,  we received  notification
                  from Nasdaq that the Company had regained  compliance  and the
                  matter was now closed.

         o        We must maintain  stockholders' equity of $2,500,000.  At June
                  30,  2003,  we had total  stockholders'  equity of  $2,666,000
                  million.  To the extent we continue to incur net losses and do
                  not raise additional capital, our stockholders' equity will be
                  reduced.  See  also  "The  Transaction"  on  page  8  of  this
                  prospectus.

If we fail  these  Nasdaq  SmallCap  requirements,  our  common  stock  could be
delisted,  eliminating  the only  established  trading  market for shares of our
common  stock.  Any sales of our common stock at a discount to market may reduce
the trading  price of our common  stock to a level below the Nasdaq  minimum bid
price requirement.

         In the event we are delisted  from  Nasdaq,  we would be forced to list
our shares on the OTC Electronic  Bulletin Board or some other quotation medium,
such as pink  sheets,  depending  on our  ability to meet the  specific  listing
requirements of those quotation  systems.  As a result an investor might find it
more difficult to dispose of, or to obtain  accurate price  quotations  for, our
shares. Delisting might also reduce the visibility,  liquidity, and price of our
common stock.

Our common stock price is volatile.

         The market price for our common  stock is volatile  and has  fluctuated
significantly to date. For example,  between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003, the
per share price of our stock has  fluctuated  between $0.45 and $2.20 per share,
closing at $1.76 at August 15,  2003.  The trading  price of our common stock is
likely to continue to be highly  volatile  and subject to wide  fluctuations  in
response to factors including the following:

         o        actual or  anticipated  variations in our quarterly  operating
                  results;

         o        announcements of technological innovations,  new sales formats
                  or new products or services by us or our competitors;

         o        changes in financial  estimates  by the Company or  securities
                  analysts;

         o        changes in the economic  performance  and/or market valuations
                  of other multi-media, video scan companies;

         o        announcements  by us of  significant  acquisitions,  strategic
                  partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;

         o        additions or departures of key personnel; and

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         o        sales  of  common   stock  or  issuance   of  other   dilutive
                  securities.

         In addition,  the securities markets have experienced extreme price and
volume  fluctuations,  and the market  prices of the  securities  of  technology
companies have been especially volatile. These broad market and industry factors
may  adversely  affect the market price of our common  stock,  regardless of our
actual operating  performance.  In the past,  following periods of volatility in
the market price of stock,  many  companies  have been the object of  securities
class action  litigation,  including  us. If we are sued in a  securities  class
action, then it could result in additional  substantial costs and a diversion of
management's attention and resources.

Risks Related to Our Industry

International sales are subject to significant risk.

         Our  revenues  from  outside the United  States are subject to inherent
risks  related  thereto,  including  currency  rate  fluctuations,  the  general
economic and political  conditions  in each  country.  There can be no assurance
that the economic  crisis and currency  issues  currently  being  experienced in
certain parts of the world will not reduce demand for our products and therefore
have a material adverse effect on our revenue or operating results.

Our business is very competitive.

         The  computer  peripheral  markets are  extremely  competitive  and are
characterized  by  significant  price  erosion  over the life of a  product.  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.  Although  we are not  currently  aware of any  announcements  by our
competitors that would have a material impact on its operations, there can be no
assurance  that  we  will  be able  to  compete  successfully  against  existing
companies or new entrants to the marketplace.

         The video  production  equipment  market is highly  competitive  and is
characterized  by  rapid  technological  change,  new  product  development  and
obsolescence, evolving industry standards and significant price erosion over the
life of a product.  Competition is fragmented with several hundred manufacturers
supplying  a  variety  of  products  to this  market.  We  anticipate  increased
competition  in the video  post-production  equipment  market from both existing
manufacturers  and new market entrants.  Increased  competition  could result in
price  reductions,  reduced margins and loss of market share, any of which could
materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.  There  can  be no  assurance  that  we  will  be  able  to  compete
successfully against current and future competitors in this market.

         Often our competitors  have greater  financial,  technical,  marketing,
sales and  customer  support  resources,  greater  name  recognition  and larger
installed customer bases than we possess.  In addition,  some of our competitors
also offer a wide variety of video equipment,  including professional video tape
recorders,  video  cameras and other  related  equipment.  In some cases,  these
competitors may have a competitive  advantage based upon their ability to bundle
their equipment in certain large system sales.

We  are  exposed  to  general   economic   conditions   that  have  resulted  in
significantly  reduced sales levels. If such adverse economic conditions were to
continue or worsen,  our business,  financial  condition  and operating  results
could be adversely impacted.

         If the adverse  economic  conditions  in the State of  California,  the
United  States and  throughout  the world  economy  continue  or worsen,  we may
experience a material  adverse impact on our business,  operating  results,  and
financial condition.  We continue to take actions and charges to reduce our cost
of sales and operating expenses in order to address these adverse conditions.  A
prolonged  continuation  or  worsening  of sales  trends may require  additional
actions and charges to reduce cost of sales and operating expenses in subsequent
quarters.  We may be unable to reduce cost of sales and operating  expenses at a
rate and to a level consistent with such a future adverse sales environment.  If
we  must  undertake  further  expense  reductions,   we  may  incur  significant
incremental  special charges  associated  with such expense  reductions that are
disproportionate to sales,  thereby adversely affecting our business,  financial
condition  and  operating  results.  Continuing  weakness in the  economy  could
decrease  demand  for our  products,  increase  delinquencies  in  payments  and
otherwise have an adverse impact on our business.

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Recent corporate bankruptcies,  accounting  irregularities,  and alleged insider
wrong doings have negatively  affected  general  confidence in the stock markets
and the  economy,  further  depressing  the stock  market and  causing  the U.S.
Congress to enact sweeping legislation.

         In an effort to  address  these  growing  investor  concerns,  the U.S.
Congress  passed,  and on July 30,  2002,  President  Bush signed into law,  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002.  This  sweeping  legislation   primarily  impacts
investors,  the  public  accounting  profession,  public  companies,   including
corporate duties and responsibilities,  and securities analysts. Some highlights
include establishment of a new independent oversight board for public accounting
firms, enhanced disclosure requirements for public companies and their insiders,
required certification by CEO's and CFO's of SEC financial filings, prohibitions
on certain loans to offices and directors,  efforts to curb potential securities
analysts'  conflicts of interest,  forfeiture of profits by certain  insiders in
the event  financial  statements are restated,  enhanced  board audit  committee
requirements,   whistleblower  protections,  and  enhanced  civil  and  criminal
penalties for violations of securities  laws.  Such  legislation  and subsequent
regulations  will increase the costs of securities  law  compliance for publicly
traded companies such as us.

Continued  terrorism  threats  and  hostilities  in the  Middle  East have had a
negative impact on the U.S. economy.

         The adverse consequences of war and the effects of terrorism have had a
negative affect on the U.S. economy.  Further conflicts in the Middle East could
negatively  impact  our  ability  to raise  additional  funds if needed  and our
revenues will be adversely affected if consumers and businesses  continue to cut
back spending.

The spread of severe acute  respiratory  syndrome may have a negative  impact on
our business and results of operations.

         The recent  outbreak of severe  acute  respiratory  syndrome,  or SARS,
which has had  particular  impact in China,  Hong  Kong,  and  Singapore,  could
continue to have a negative  effect on our  operations.  Our  operations  may be
impacted by a number of  SARS-related  factors,  including,  among other things,
disrupting   operations  at  our  turnkey   manufacturer   and  certain  of  our
distributors  and customers  located in those areas. If the number of SARS cases
continues to spread to other areas,  our  international  and domestic  sales and
operations could be harmed.


                       NOTE ON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

         From time to time,  information  provided  by Focus  Enhancements  Inc.
("Focus") or  statements  made by its employees  may contain  "forward  looking"
information within the meaning of the Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended,  and Section 21E of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), and as such, may involve risks and  uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements,  which are based on certain assumptions and describe
future plans,  strategies,  and expectations,  are generally identifiable by the
use  of  words  or  phrases  such  as  "believe",  "plan",  "expect",  "intend",
"anticipate",   "estimate",   "project",   "forecast",   "may  increase",   "may
fluctuate", "may improve" and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs
such as "will", "should", "would", and "could". These forward-looking statements
relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which
we operate,  opportunities and expectations regarding technologies,  anticipated
performance or  contributions  from new and existing  employees,  projections of
future  performance,  possible changes in laws and regulations,  potential risks
and  benefits  arising from the  implementation  of our  strategic  and tactical
plans, perceived  opportunities in the market,  potential actions of significant
stockholders and investment banking firms, and statements  regarding our mission
and  vision.  Our  actual  results,  performance,  and  achievements  may differ
materially from the results,  performance, and achievements expressed or implied
in such forward-looking  statements due to a wide range of factors. Factors that
may cause such  differences  include,  without  limitation,  the availability of
capital to fund our future cash needs,  reliance on major customers,  history of
operating losses, market acceptance of our products, technological obsolescence,
competition,   component   supply   problems  and   protection  of   proprietary
information,  as well as the accuracy of our  internal  estimates of revenue and
operating  expense  levels.  Each forward  looking  statement  should be read in
conjunction  with  the  "Risk  Factors"  included  in  this  prospectus  and the
consolidated   financial  statements  and  notes  thereto,   together  with  the
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations"  contained  in our  periodic  reports  filed with the SEC. We do not
undertake,   and   specifically   disclaim   any   obligation,   to  update  any
forward-looking  statements to reflect  occurrences or  unanticipated  events or
circumstances after the date of such statements.

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                            FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS, INC.

         Founded in 1991, FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. is a designer of solutions in
advanced,  proprietary  video  technology.  Headquartered  in  Campbell,  CA, we
design,  develop, and market video solutions in two distinct markets:  advanced,
proprietary  video  conversion ICs (Integrated  Circuits) and  affordable,  high
quality, digital-video conversion and video production equipment.  Semiconductor
(Integrated Circuit) products include designs for PCs, Game Cards,  Internet TV,
set-top boxes,  Internet appliances,  and interactive TV applications,  and they
are sold directly to Original Equipment  Manufacturers (OEMs). Our complete line
of video  presentation  and video  production  devices are sold globally through
resellers  and  distributors  to  the  broadcast,  education,  cable,  business,
industrial,  presentation,  Internet,  gaming,  home video  production  and Home
Theater markets.

         Our main address is 1370 Dell Avenue,  Campbell,  California  95008 and
our  telephone   number  is  (408)   866-8300.   Our  Web  site  is  located  at
http://www.Focusinfo.com.  Information  contained in our Web site is not part of
this prospectus.

                                 THE TRANSACTION

         We entered into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase  Agreement with the
selling  shareholders  on July 1, 2003.  This  agreement  is referred to in this
prospectus as the "purchase agreement." Pursuant to the purchase agreement,  the
selling  shareholders  severally in the aggregate  invested  $2,200,000 in Focus
Enhancement  in return for 2,200,000  shares of our common stock and warrants to
acquire  440,000  shares of our common  stock at an exercise  price of $1.44 per
share and expire on July 1, 2006.  The shares  were sold at an  approximate  20%
discount to the 5-day  average  closing bid prices of our common  stock prior to
the date of the transaction. No general solicitation or advertising was utilized
by TN  Capital  Equities,  vFinance  Investments,  Inc.  or us  in  the  private
placement.  These  common  stock  shares  and  the  warrants  were  issued  in a
transaction  exempt from the registration  requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.

         TN Capital  Equities,  Ltd. acted as placement agent in connection with
the sale of our  stock to SF  Capital  Partners  Ltd.  TN  Capital's  duties  as
placement agent were undertaken on a reasonable best efforts basis only. It made
no commitment to purchase shares from us and did not ensure us of the successful
placement  of any  securities.  In  connection  with the private  placement,  TN
Capital  Equities  received  $55,000 and was issued  warrants to purchase 27,500
shares of our common stock.  The warrants are exercisable at $1.44 per share and
expire on July 1, 2006.

         vFinance Investments,  Inc. acted as placement agent in connection with
the sale of our stock to White  Investments Ltd.  vFinance received $137,500 and
out-of-pocket expenses,  including legal fees, of $27,500.  vFinance's duties as
placement agent were undertaken on a reasonable best efforts basis only. It made
no commitment to purchase shares from us and did not ensure us of the successful
placement of any securities.  Tim Mahoney, a member of our Board of Directors is
the  Chairman  and  COO of  vFinance,  Inc.,  the  parent  company  to  vFinance
Investments,  Inc. Mr. Mahoney owns approximately 20% of the shares of vFinance,
Inc.

         In  connection  with  the  purchase   agreement,   we  entered  into  a
Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 1, 2003, with the selling shareholder.
Under the registration  rights agreement,  we agreed to prepare and file, within
five  business  days of the date of the filing of our Form 10-Q for the  quarter
ended June 30, 2003, a  registration  statement  (of which this  prospectus is a
part),  for the  resale of the  shares of common  stock and the shares of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrants.

         The  terms of the  common  stock and  warrants  are  described  in this
prospectus  under the  heading  "Description  of Capital  Stock."  Copies of the
purchase  agreement,  the registration rights agreement and the form of warrant,
have been  filed as  exhibits  to the  registration  statement  (of  which  this
prospectus is a part), which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         We will not receive any of the proceeds  from the sale of shares by the
selling  stockholders.  However,  we will  receive  funds from the  exercise  of
warrants held by selling  stockholders  who pay the exercise  price in cash. The
warrants  entitle the selling  shareholders  to purchase up to an  aggregate  of
467,500  shares of our common  stock.

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The conversion  price of the warrants is $1.44 per share and they expire on July
1, 2006. We will receive the proceeds of any exercise of the warrants,  which we
will use for general corporate purposes. If all warrants are exercised,  we will
receive gross proceeds of $673,200. The warrants may never be exercised.

         We are paying the expenses of  registration of the shares being offered
under this prospectus.

                                    DILUTION

         If all of the shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus are sold
after the exercise of warrants,  our  shareholders  will be diluted by less than
one percent.

                              SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

         The  following  table  sets  forth:  (i) the  number of shares of Focus
common stock  beneficially  owned by each selling  shareholder  as of August 15,
2003 and (ii) the number of shares of Focus common stock to be offered hereby by
each selling  shareholder.  Other than disclosed in this prospectus,  no selling
shareholder has had any position,  office or other material relationship with us
during  the past  three  years.  The  information  set  forth  below is based on
information provided by each selling shareholder.

                                   Common Stock Beneficially Owned
                                         as of August 15, 2003
                                         ---------------------
                                                                Number of Shares
Name of Selling Shareholder (1)           Number   Percent (2)      Offered
- -------------------------------           ------   -----------      -------
White Investments Ltd. (3)              1,320,000      3.2%        1,320,000
SF Capital Partners Ltd. (4)            1,320,000      3.2%        1,320,000
TN Capital Equities, Ltd. (5)              27,500       *             27,500
                                                                   ---------
                                                                   2,667,500
                                                                   =========

*        Less than one percent.

(1)      Such persons have sole voting and investment  power with respect to all
         shares  of  common  stock  shown as being  beneficially  owned by them,
         subject  to  community   property  laws,  where  applicable,   and  the
         information contained in the footnotes to this table.

(2)      Based on 40,266,374 total shares outstanding as of August 15, 2003.

(3)      White   Investments,   Ltd.,  a  Turks  and  Caicos   corporation,   is
         headquartered  at POB 65,  Grand  Turk,  Turks  &  Caicos,  BWI.  White
         Investments  is  engaged in the  business  of  securities  investments.
         Investment  decisions for White  Investments are made by  International
         First Secretarial Group, Ltd. its sole director.

(4)      SF Capital Partners, Ltd., is a British  Virgin Islands  company. Staro
         Asset Management,  L.L.C., a Wisconsin limited liability company,  acts
         as  investment  manager of SF  Capital.  Staro is located at 3600 South
         Lake Drive,  St. Francis,  Wisconsin  53235. As the managing members of
         Staro,  Michael  A. Roth and Brian J.  Stark  possess  sole  voting and
         dispositive power over all of the foregoing shares. Therefore,  Messrs.
         Roth and Stark may be deemed the beneficial  owner of the shares of our
         common stock  reported in the table for this selling  stockholder  as a
         result of possessing such powers.

(5)      TN Capital Equities,  Ltd., a registered  broker-dealer,  is engaged in
         the  business  of  investment  banking.  It is  located at 14 East 60th
         Street,  Suite 701, New York, NY. Investment decisions are made by John
         F. Steinmetz, the sole controlling member.

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         We are registering the shares of stock being offered by this prospectus
for resale in accordance  with certain  registration  rights granted the selling
shareholders,   including   their   pledgees,   donees,   transferees  or  other
successors-

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in-interest,  who may sell the shares from time to time,  or who may also decide
not to sell any or all of the shares that may be sold under this prospectus.  We
will pay all registration  expenses including,  without limitation,  all the SEC
and blue sky registration and filing fees,  printing expenses,  transfer agents'
and registrars'  fees, and the fees and  disbursements of our outside counsel in
connection with this offering, but the selling shareholders will pay all selling
expenses including,  without  limitation,  any underwriters' or brokers' fees or
discounts  relating to the shares registered  hereby, or the fees or expenses of
separate counsel to the selling shareholders.

         The selling shareholders may sell any or all of the shares,  subject to
federal and state securities law, but are under no obligation do so. The selling
shareholders  will act  independently  of us in making decisions with respect to
the timing,  manner and size of each sale of the common stock covered here.  The
shares may be offered on the Nasdaq SmallCap  Market or in privately  negotiated
transactions.  The selling  shareholders may sell the shares  registered here in
one or more of the following methods:

         o        cross  trades or block trades in which the broker or dealer so
                  engaged  will  attempt  to sell the  shares as agent,  but may
                  position  and  resell a portion of the block as  principal  to
                  facilitate the transaction;

         o        purchases by a broker,  dealer or underwriter as principal and
                  resale  by such  broker,  dealer  or  underwriter  for its own
                  account pursuant to this prospectus;

         o        "at  the  market"  to or  through  market  makers  or  into an
                  existing market for the shares;

         o        ordinary brokerage  transactions and transactions in which the
                  broker  solicits  purchasers,  which may include long sales or
                  short  sales   effected   after  the  effective  date  of  the
                  registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;

         o        in other  ways not  involving  market  makers  or  established
                  trading markets, including direct sales to purchasers or sales
                  effected through agents;

         o        through  transactions in options,  swaps or other  derivatives
                  (whether exchange-listed or otherwise); or

         o        any combination of the foregoing methods; or

         o        by any other legally available means.

         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.

         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.

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         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.

         We have  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, we will make copies of this prospectus available
to the  selling  shareholders  and  have  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.

         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.

         Except for the  exercise  of  warrants,  we will not receive any of the
proceeds  from  the  selling  shareholders'  sale  of  our  common  stock.  This
registration  statement will remain  effective until the earlier of (a) the date
when all of the  shares  registered  by this  registration  statement  have been
distributed to the public,  (b) the date when the selling  shareholders may sell
all of the shares registered by this  registration  statement in any three month
period pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act (or such successor rule as may
be  adopted  by the  SEC) or (c) two  years  after  the  effective  date of this
registration statement.

                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

         We are  authorized  to issue up to  60,000,000  shares of common stock,
$.01 par value per share,  and  3,000,000  shares of preferred  stock,  $.01 par
value per share.  As of August 15, 2003,  40,266,374  shares of common stock and
1,904 shares of convertible preferred stock were issued and outstanding.  All of
the outstanding capital stock is, and will be, fully paid and non-assessable.

Common Stock

         Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share. All actions
submitted  to a vote of  stockholders  are voted on by holders  of common  stock
voting  together as a single class.  Holders of common stock are not entitled to
cumulative voting in the election of directors.

         Holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends in cash or in
property on an equal  basis,  if and when  dividends  are declared on the common
stock  by our  board  of  directors,  subject  to any  preference  in  favor  of
outstanding shares of preferred stock, if there are any.

         In the event of liquidation of our company, all holders of common stock
will  participate on an equal basis with each other in our net assets  available
for distribution after payment of our liabilities and payment of any liquidation
preferences in favor of outstanding shares of preferred stock.

         Holders of common stock are not entitled to  preemptive  rights and the
common stock is not subject to redemption.

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         The  rights of  holders  of common  stock are  subject to the rights of
holders of any preferred stock that we designate or have designated.  The rights
of  preferred  stockholders  may  adversely  affect  the  rights  of the  common
stockholders.

Preferred Stock

         Our board of directors has the ability to issue up to 3,000,000  shares
of preferred  stock in one or more series,  without  stockholder  approval.  The
board of directors may designate for the series:

         o        the number of shares and name of the series,

         o        the voting powers of the series,  including the right to elect
                  directors, if any,

         o        the dividend rights and preferences, if any,

         o        redemption terms, if any,

         o        liquidation preferences and the amounts payable on liquidation
                  or dissolution, and

         o        the terms  upon which such  series may be  converted  into any
                  other series or class of our stock, including the common stock
                  and any other terms that are not prohibited by law.

         It is  impossible  for us to state  the  actual  effect it will have on
common  stock  holders  if the board of  directors  designates  a new  series of
preferred  stock.  The effects of such a  designation  will not be  determinable
until the rights  accompanying the series have been designated.  The issuance of
preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power,  liquidation  rights or
other rights held by owners of common stock or other series of preferred  stock.
The board of directors'  authority to issue preferred stock without  stockholder
approval  could make it more  difficult for a third party to acquire  control of
our company,  and could discourage any such attempt. We have no present plans to
issue any additional shares of preferred stock.

Series B Preferred Stock

         On  April  24,  2001,  the  board  of  directors  of  Focus  adopted  a
Certificate of Designation whereby a total of 2,000 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value per share were authorized for issuance.  Each share has a
liquidation  preferred in the amount of  $1,190.48  plus all accrued or declared
but unpaid  dividends.  Cash dividends on the stock are  non-cumulative  and are
paid at the option of the board of directors.  If paid,  the rate shall be seven
percent per annum.  The board does not presently  intend to pay dividends on the
stock. At the option of the holder,  each share is convertible into 1,000 shares
of our common stock.

         On May 1, 2001, Carl Berg converted  approximately $2.3 million of debt
and accrued  interest  currently  owed by Focus to Mr.  Berg into  approximately
1,904 shares of Series B convertible preferred stock based on the estimated fair
value of the  preferred  stock as of May 1, 2001,  the date on which the related
subscription agreement was executed.

Options and Warrants

         As of August 15, 2003,  6,243,439  options for shares were  outstanding
under our  approved  stock option plans and 464,616  shares were  available  for
future grants under our stock option plans.  We have also issued or are required
to issue  warrants  totaling  1,629,640  common stock shares.  Of that number of
warrants,  467,500 are covered by this  prospectus  and are described  elsewhere
herein.

         Holders  of  options  and  warrants  do not have any of the  rights  or
privileges of our  stockholders,  including voting rights,  prior to exercise of
the options and  warrants.  The number of shares of common stock for which these
options and warrants are exercisable and the exercise price of these options and
warrants  are subject to  proportional  adjustment  for stock splits and similar
changes  affecting  our common  stock.  We have  reserved  sufficient  shares of

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authorized  common stock to cover the  issuance of common  stock  subject to the
options and warrants.

                                  LEGAL MATTERS

         Manatt,  Phelps & Phillips L.L.P., Los Angeles,  California,  will pass
upon  the  validity  of our  securities  and  certain  other  legal  matters  in
connection with our offering of our securities.

                                     EXPERTS

         The  financial  statements as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for the
years then ended incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Company's
Annual  Report on Form  10-KSB for the year ended  December  31,  2002 have been
audited  by  Deloitte & Touche  LLP,  independent  auditors,  as stated in their
report  (which  report   expresses  an  unqualified   opinion  and  includes  an
explanatory  paragraph regarding (a) the uncertainty of the Company's ability to
continue  as a going  concern and (b) a change in the method of  accounting  for
goodwill),  which  is  incorporated  by  reference  herein  , and  have  been so
incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority
as experts in accounting and auditing.

                       WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

         We file  annual  and  quarterly  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 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."

         This prospectus  provides you with a general  description of the common
stock being registered. This prospectus is part of a registration statement that
we have filed with the SEC. To see more detail, you should read the exhibits and
schedules filed with our  registration  statement.  You may obtain copies of the
registration  statement  and the  exhibits  and  schedules  to the  registration
statement as described above.

         Statements  contained  herein as to the contents of any contract or any
other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and where such contract
or other  document is an exhibit to a document we have filed with the SEC,  each
such  statement is qualified in all respects by the  provisions of such exhibit,
to which reference is now made.

                INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

         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:

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 Our SEC Filings (File No. 1-11860)             Date of Filing
 ----------------------------------             --------------------------------
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the year ended December 31, 2002.                March 31, 2003.

Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB for
the three months ended March 31, 2003.           May 9, 2003

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for
the three months ended March 31, 2003.           August 21, 2003

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
six months ended June 30, 2003.                  August 14, 2003

All subsequent  documents  filed by us           After the date of this
under Sections  13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)        prospectus.
of the Exchange Act of 1934, until such date
as this registration statement is no longer
effective, pursuant to the terms hereof.

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

                            Focus Enhancements, Inc.
                                1370 Dell Avenue
                           Campbell, California 95008
                          Attention: Investor Relations
                              Phone: (408) 866-8300

         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.

              DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
                         FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

         The  Delaware   General   Corporation   Law  and  our   certificate  of
incorporation  and bylaws  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 Focus
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.

         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.

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         TABLE OF CONTENTS                              FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS, INC.

                                            Page
Risk Factors                                  2
Note on Forward Looking Statements            7
Focus Enhancements, Inc.                      8           2,667,500 Shares of
The Transaction                               8              Common Stock
Use of Proceeds                               8
Dilution                                      9
Selling Shareholders                          9
Plan of Distribution                          9
Description of Capital Stock                 11
Legal Matters                                13
Experts                                      13
Where You Can Find More Information          13
Incorporation of Certain Information
  by Reference                               13          ____________________
Disclosure of Commission Position on
  Indemnification for Securities Act                          PROSPECTUS
  Liabilities                                14          ____________________



                                                           __________, 2003

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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                        $   380
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses                                   $     0
Legal Fees and Expenses                                      $ 5,000*
Accounting Fees and Expenses                                 $ 3,000*
Printing and Mailing Costs                                   $     0
Miscellaneous Fees and Expenses                              $   150*
                                                             -------
Total Expenses                                               $ 8,530
                                                             =======

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* Estimated

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

         Section 145 of the Delaware General  Corporation Law authorizes a court
to award,  or permits a Delaware  corporation to grant,  indemnity to present or
former  directors and officers,  as well as certain other persons serving at the
request of the corporation in related  capacities.  This permitted  indemnity is
sufficiently broad to permit  indemnification  for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933, including reimbursement for expenses incurred.

         The indemnification  authorized under Delaware law is not exclusive and
is in addition to any other rights  granted to officers and directors  under the
Certificate  of  Incorporation  or Bylaws of the  corporation  or any  agreement
between  officers and directors and the  corporation.  The  registrant's  Bylaws
provide for the  indemnification  of directors,  former directors and officer to
the maximum  extent  permitted  by Delaware  law. The  registrant's  Bylaws also
provide that it may  purchase and maintain  insurance on behalf of a director or
officer  against  liability  asserted  against  the  director or officer in such
capacity.

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

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          Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated as of August  30,  2000
                    among Focus, Videonics, and PC Video Conversion (1)
       3.1          Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Focus (2)
       3.2          Certificate of Amendment to Second  Restated  Certificate of
                    Incorporation of Focus (3)
       3.3          Certificate of Amendment to Second  Restated  Certificate of
                    Incorporation of Focus dated July 25, 1997 (4)

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   Exhibit No.                             Description
   -----------                             -----------
       3.4          Restated Bylaws of Focus (2)
       3.5          Certificate of Designation - Series B Preferred Stock (5)
       3.6          Certificate of Amendment to Second  Restated  Certificate of
                    Incorporation of Focus dated January 16, 2001 (19)
       3.7          Certificate  of  Amendment  to Second  Amended and  Restated
                    Certificate of  Incorporation of Focus dated January 8, 2003
                    (19)
       4.1          Specimen certificate for Common Stock of Focus (2)
       4.2          Specimen  certificate  for Redeemable  Common Stock Purchase
                    Warrant (2)
       4.3          Form of Warrant  issued to  various  investors  pursuant  to
                    Amendment No. 1 to Stock Subscription  Agreement dated April
                    1996 (6)
       4.4          Form of Warrant  issued to the placement  agent in the March
                    1997 Offering (6)
       4.5          Form of Warrant dated September 10, 1997 issued to designees
                    of the placement agent (7)
       4.6          Form of Stock Purchase Warrant issued to AMRO International,
                    S.A. (included as Exhibit A to the Common Stock and Warrants
                    Purchase Agreement - see Exhibit 10.2) (8)
       4.7          Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Union Atlantic, L.C. (9)
       4.8          Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated January 11, 2002
                    issued by Focus to five Investors (10)
       4.9          Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated December 27, 2001 issued
                    by Focus to vFinance (10)
       4.10         Warrant issued to vFinance dated November 25, 2002 (19)
       4.11         Form of Warrant to Investors dated July 1, 2003 *
       5.1          Opinion of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP *
      10.1          1997 Director Stock Option Plan (11)
      10.2          Common  Stock  and  Warrants  Purchase  Agreement  with AMRO
                    International, S.A. (8)
      10.3          Common  Stock and Warrant  Purchase  Agreement,  as amended,
                    with BNC Bach International Ltd., Inc. (9)
      10.4          Form  of  Registration   Rights   Agreement  with  BNC  Bach
                    International  Ltd.,  Inc.  (included  as  Exhibit  B to the
                    Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (9)
      10.5          Agreement   between   Union   Atlantic,   L.C.   and   FOCUS
                    Enhancements,  Inc. confirming agreement to issue warrant in
                    exchange for fee reduction (9)
      10.6          Common  Stock  Warrant  and  Purchase  Agreement  with  AMRO
                    International, S.A. dated June 9, 2000 (8)
      10.7          Promissory   Note,   dated  October  26,  2000,  from  Focus
                    Enhancements, Inc. to Carl Berg (12)
      10.8          Security  Agreement  dated  October 26, 2000,  between Focus
                    Enhancements, Inc. and Carl Berg (12)
      10.9          2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (13)
      10.10         Amendment No. 1 to Secured  Promissory  Note dated April 24,
                    2001 issue by Focus to Carl Berg (excludes exhibits B and C)
                    (5)
      10.11         Registration  Rights  Agreement  dated May 1,  2001  between
                    Focus and Carl Berg (5)
      10.12         Promissory note issued to Carl Berg dated June 29, 2001 (14)
      10.13         Termination Agreement between Focus and Euston dated January
                    11, 2002 (10)
      10.14         Form of Common  Stock and Warrant  Purchase  Agreement  with
                    four investors dated January 11, 2002 (10)
      10.15         Form of  Registration  Rights  Agreement with four investors
                    dated January 11, 2002 (10)
      10.16         1998 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (15)
      10.17         Third  Addendum to Lease Dated July 6, 1994,  by and between
                    H-K  Associates  (Lessor)  and  Focus   Enhancements,   Inc.
                    (Lessee) for premises At 1370 Dell Ave, Campbell, California
                    (16)

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   Exhibit No.                             Description
   -----------                             -----------
      10.18         Employment  agreement  between Focus  Enhancements and Brett
                    Moyer (17)
      10.19         2002 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (18)
      10.20         Common Stock  Purchase  Agreement  with two investors  dated
                    November 25, 2002 (excludes annexes) (19)
      10.21         Registration  Rights  Agreement  with  two  investors  dated
                    November 25, 2002 (19)
      10.22         Extension of Notes Payable between the Company and Carl Berg
                    dated April 28, 2003 (20)
      10.23         Common  Stock  and  Warrant  Purchase  Agreement  (excluding
                    exhibits) with two investors dated July 1, 2003 *
      10.24         Registration  Rights Agreement with two investors dated July
                    1, 2003 *
      23.1          Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Independent Accountants *

- ---------------------
* Included.

        1.          Filed as an  exhibit  to Focus'  Current  Report on Form 8-K
                    dated  September  8,  2000,  and   incorporated   herein  by
                    reference.
        2.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Registration Statement on Form
                    SB-2 (No. 33-60248-B) and incorporated herein by reference.
        3.          Filed as an  exhibit  to Focus'  Form  10-QSB for the period
                    ended  September  30,  1995,  and  incorporated   herein  by
                    reference.
        4.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Form 10-QSB  dated  August 14,
                    1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
        5.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Amended Registration Statement
                    on Form  SB-2  (No.  333-55178)  filed on  August 9, 2001 as
                    amended, incorporated herein by reference.
        6.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Registration Statement on Form
                    S-3 (No.  333-26911)  filed with the  Commission  on May 12,
                    1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
        7.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Form 8-K dated  September  10,
                    1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
        8.          Filed as an exhibit  to Focus'  Registration  Statements  on
                    Form S-3 (No.  333-81177)  filed with the Commission on June
                    21, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
        9.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Registration Statement on Form
                    S-3 (No. 333-94621) filed with the Commission on January 13,
                    2000, and incorporated herein by reference.
       10.          Filed  as  an   exhibit  to  Focus'   Amendment   No.  3  to
                    Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-55178) filed on
                    January 23, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.
       11.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Registration Statement on Form
                    S-8 (No.  333-33243)  filed with the Commission on August 8,
                    1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
       12.          Filed as an  exhibit  to Focus'  Current  Report on Form 8-K
                    dated October 31, 2000, as amended by Focus'  Current Report
                    on Form  8-K/A  dated  November  2, 2000,  and  incorporated
                    herein by reference.
       13.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Form S-8 (No. 333-57762) filed
                    with the  Commission  on March 28,  2001,  and  incorporated
                    herein by reference.
       14.          Filed  as  an   exhibit  to  Focus'   Amendment   No.  4  to
                    Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-55178) filed on
                    February 11, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference.
       15.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Form S-8 (No. 333-89770) filed
                    with the Commission on June 4, 2002, and incorporated herein
                    by reference.
       16.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Form l0-QSB  dated  August 14,
                    2002, and incorporated herein by reference.
       17.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Form l0-QSB dated November 14,
                    2002, and incorporated herein by reference.
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       18.          Filed as  Appendix B to Focus'  Definitive  Proxy  Statement
                    filed  with  the   Commission  on  November  13,  2002,  and
                    incorporated herein by reference.
       19.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus'  Form  10-KSB  dated March 31,
                    2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
       20.          Filed as an exhibit to Focus' Form 10-QSB filed with the SEC
                    on May 9, 2003, 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;

         (ii)  to  reflect  in  the   prospectus  any  facts  or  events  which,
         individually  or  together,  represent  a  fundamental  change  in  the
         information  in  the  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  maybe  reflected  in the  form  of
         prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) 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 additional or changed material  information on the
         plan of  distribution  not  previously  disclosed  in the  registration
         statement  as  any  material   change  to  such   information   in  the
         registration statement;

provided,  however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information  required to be included in a post-amendment  by those paragraphs is
contained  in  periodic  reports  filed  with  or  furnished  to the  SEC by the
registrant  pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(2)      That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
         Act,  each such  post-effective  amendment  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.

(3)      To remove from registration by means of a post-effective  amendment any
         of  the  securities   being  registered  which  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
registrant's  annual  report  pursuant to section  13(a) or 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
related to the securities  offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to  directors,  officers and  controlling  persons of the small
business issuer pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the small
business  issuer 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 and is,  therefore,  unenforceable.  In the event that a
claim for  indemnification  against such liabilities  (other than the payment by
the small business issuer of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the small business issuer in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities  being  registered,  the small business
issuer will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling  precedent,  submit  to a  court  of  appropriate  jurisdiction  the
question  to whether  such  indemnification  by it is against  public  policy as
expressed in the Securities  Act and will be governed by the final  adjudication
of such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  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 registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized, in the City of Campbell, State of California, on August 19, 2003.


                                      FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS, INC.


                                            By: /s/ Brett A. Moyer
                                                ----------------------
                                                Brett A. Moyer
                                                President and Chief Executive
                                                Officer (Principal Executive
                                                Officer)


         Each person  whose  signature  appears  below  hereby  constitutes  and
appoints Brett Moyer and Gary L. Williams, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents with full power of substitution  and  resubstitution,  for him and in
his name,  place,  and  stead,  in any and all  capacities,  to sign any and all
amendments   (including   post-effective   amendments)  and  additions  to  this
Registration  Statement,  and to file the same, with all exhibits  thereto,  and
other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission,  and hereby grants to such  attorneys-in-fact  and agents full power
and  authority  to do and  perform  each and every act and thing  requisite  and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or
could  do  in  person,   hereby   ratifying   and   confirming   all  that  said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act, this  registration
statement has been signed by the following  persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.



Signature                                    Title                                    Date
- ---------                                    -----                                    ----
                                                                                
/s/ Brett A. Moyer                           President, Chief Executive               August 19, 2003
- ---------------------------------------      Officer and Director
Brett A. Moyer


/s/ Gary L. Williams                         Vice President of Finance                August 19, 2003
- ---------------------------------------      & Chief Financial Officer
Gary L. Williams                             (Principal Accounting Officer)


/s/ N William Jasper, Jr.                    Chairman of the Board                    August 19, 2003
- ---------------------------------------
N William Jasper, Jr.


/s/ Carl E. Berg                             Director                                 August 19, 2003
- ---------------------------------------
Carl E. Berg


/s/ William B. Coldrick                      Director                                 August 19, 2003
- ---------------------------------------
William B. Coldrick


/s/ Michael L. D'Addio                       Director                                 August 19, 2003
- ---------------------------------------
Michael L. D'Addio


                                             Director                                 August 19, 2003
- ---------------------------------------
Timothy E. Mahoney