Exhibit 99.1

              FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. Names New President & Chief
                                Operating Officer


SUDBURY,  MASS., May 5, 1997 - FOCUS  Enhancements,  Inc. (NASDAQ:  FCSE, FCSEW)
announced  today that it has named Brett A. Moyer as President & Chief Operating
Officer of the  Company.  Moyer  brings  over 10 years of strong  experience  in
global sales,  finance, and general management to FOCUS Enhancements from Zenith
Electronics  Corporation,  where he was most  recently  the Vice  President  and
General  Manager of Zenith  Commercial  Products  Division.  As head of Zenith's
Commercial  Products  Division,  Mr.  Moyer  had full P&L  responsibilities  and
directed its sales and marketing activities of television and projection systems
products for the education, hospitality, healthcare, and professional markets.

Moyer has also served as Vice  President  of Sales  Planning and  Operations  at
Zenith where he was responsible for forecasting, customer service, distribution,
MIS, and regional credit operations for the billion dollar company.  He has also
held  management  positions  in  Corporate  Profit  Planning  where he  directed
Zenith's  planning  activities  including  budgeting,  P&L forecasting,  capital
expenditures, and cash flow.

"We are very pleased to add Brett to our senior management team," said Thomas L.
Massie,  Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer of FOCUS.  "His strong management
experience  in all areas of sales,  operations,  and finance  will be a powerful
asset that will help drive FOCUS  Enhancements'  corporate  initiatives and take
FOCUS  profitably  into the  21st  century.  Brett's  exceptional  planning  and
executing  abilities  will  help  grow  our  lines  of  business,  and  will  be
instrumental in executing the Company's PC-to-TV  convergence  strategy over the
next several years."

"FOCUS has a key strategic position in the PC-to-TV  convergence market with its
proprietary  video  conversion  technology,"  said Mr. Moyer." "The  convergence
market is heating up. There is a tremendous upside opportunity for FOCUS to grow
its chip and technology  licensing  business and its consumer  PC-to-TV products
business globally.  It is my goal to apply a global business  perspective to the
development  and  execution of an  aggressive  growth plan  throughout  the next
several years."

Moyer's  responsibilities as President & COO of FOCUS will include global sales,
marketing,  customer  satisfaction,  and OEM and  licensing.  In  addition,  the
Company's operational, product manufacturing, quality assurance, and fulfillment
responsibilities will fall under his direction.
Moyer is expected to begin work at FOCUS in mid May.

Thomas Massie,  FOCUS's  Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer will remain very
active in the  leadership  of the Company  concentrating  his efforts in product
development, corporate

                                                        

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initiatives,   and  strategic  alliances.   Mr.  Moyer,  Corporate  Finance  and
Administration, and Research and Development will report directly to Mr. Massie.

For More Information

Editors  seeking more  information  should contact Suzanne  Kimball:  voice/FAX:
(801) 567-1895,  Internet:  Suzkimball@aol.com.  For sales information,  contact
FOCUS directly at (508) 371- 2000, 142 North Road, Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776,
FAX: (508) 371-8470, Internet: www.FOCUSinfo.com.

FOCUS Enhancements,  Inc. is an industry leader in the development and marketing
of advanced,  proprietary video scan conversion products and networking products
for  the  rapidly  converging,  multi-billion  dollar  computer  and  television
industries.  The Company's  products,  which are sold globally  through Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers,  merge computer generated graphics
and  television   displays  for  presentations,   training,   education,   video
teleconferencing,  internet  viewing and home gaming markets.  In addition,  the
Company  is  developing  a family of  products  that  will  enable  the  current
installed base of  televisions,  VCRs,  and  camcorders to remain  functional in
upcoming HDTV environments.

Forward looking  statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Investors
are  cautioned  that  such  forward   looking   statements   involve  risks  and
uncertainties,  including,  without  limitations,  continued  acceptance  of the
Company products,  increased levels of competition for the Company, new products
and technological  changes, the Company's dependence upon third-party suppliers,
intellectual  property  rights and other risks detailed form time to time in the
Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.






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