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Music to my ears:

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004--FOCUS Enhancements,
Inc.(NASDAQ SC: FCSE), a worldwide leader in video production and
conversion technology, today announced that it has become a supporter
of the high-definition video (HDV) format established by the HDV
forum, which includes Canon, Sharp, Sony and JVC. Related to this
development, FOCUS Enhancements will support JVC's JY-HD10U HD Camera
and other future HDV format compatible cameras.

Michael Conway, senior vice president of marketing for FOCUS
Enhancements, stated, "We are committed to creating multi-format and
multi-resolution video production products and solutions from
acquisition through presentation, or 'glass-to-glass.' Our team has
achieved broad file-format support for our FireStore line of Direct To
Edit™ (DTE) recorders. The HDV format is the next logical direction
for the FireStore family, and FOCUS Enhancements is developing
Acquisition, Storage, Processing, and Presentation technology and
products that comply with the new HDV specifications."

Robert Mueller, executive vice president for JVC Professional Products
Company, said, "The successful integration of FOCUS Enhancements' DTE
Technology into JVC's professional line of digital video (DV) based
camcorders has created for our customers additional time-saving
benefits via non-linear editing (NLE) workflow. We welcome FOCUS
Enhancements as an HDV supporter, and we are excited about FOCUS
Enhancements supporting the JY-HD10U HD Camera and other future HDV
format compatible cameras."

In August, 2003, FOCUS Enhancements began shipping the FireStore
DR-DV5000 with DTE to JVC. This week at the National Association of
Broadcasters Conference (NAB) in Las Vegas, the company will
demonstrate HDV format recording and playback with JVC. In addition at
the FOCUS Enhancements booth # SL3501, the company will conduct
ongoing demos of the complete FireStore family including FS-1 Desktop
DTE Recorder, FS-2 Studio DTE Recorder, FS-3 Camera Mount DTE
Recorder, and the JVC DR-DV5000 DTE Recorder and the new FS-M Standard
Definition MPEG Recorder.

http://www.focusinfo.com/company/pr_new/041904_hdv.htm

Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net