DRA One Step Closer to Blu-ray

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced that DigiRise Audio (DRA), a locally-developed Chinese audio codec, has passed an important technical evaluation, and is now on its way to being adopted into the format. The adoption, if it is approved, is seen as a major step towards Blu-ray becoming the high definition optical disc format for China.

Sumitaka Matsumura, Chair of the BDA China Task Force, commented, "We are very happy that DRA, an original Chinese audio coding technology, has passed the BDA technical evaluation. The BDA is now taking final steps to formally adopt DRA as part of the format. The BDA is always open to such discussions and evaluations in its pursuit to creating the best format possible."