DVDPro Discus Awards

At the DVDPro 2nd Annual Discus Awards ceremony, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at the Embarcadero in San Francisco on Tuesday evening, the winners were announced from a competition, which included nearly 120 nominated titles. The Discus Award was created to recognize outstanding examples of DVD design, interactivity, and production for DVD-Video and DVD-ROM. The winners were selected based on the following criteria:Original and creative menu designQuality of encoded video and audioInnovative use of DVD format featuresEase of navigationInteractivityOverall impact, aesthetics, and quality of DVD implementationThe winners were:Best Consumer DVD-Video - Tomorrow Never Dies Special EditionBest Consumer DVD-ROM - Encarta Reference Suite 99Best Corporate DVD (ROM or Video) - 411 Digital North AmericaBest Educational DVD (ROM or Video) - From The Earth To The MoonBest DVD Packaging - From The Earth To The MoonTechnical Achievement - Tender Loving CareThe Best of Show Award went to Encarta Reference Suite 99. Jim Taylor of Microsoft, who is Widescreen Reviewís DVD Zealot, accepted the award.