Auro 11.1

Auro 11.1 logo

Auro 11.1 is one of the cinematic speaker layouts of the Auro-3D format, invented in 2005 by Wilfried Van Baelen (CEO Auro Technologies, CEO Galaxy Studios). The Auro 11.1 cinema audio format is supported by Barco, a global visualization technology and digital cinema projection company.

Working

Comparison of 5.1 (left) and Auro 11.1 (right)

The Auro 11.1 cinema sound format adds two additional layers of sound to the existing 5.1 surround sound layer. The Auro 11.1 format incorporates a height and overhead channel which allow for sound with sound waves coming from every direction. In this way, Auro 11.1 aims to create a realistic and natural immersive audio experience.[1]

The audio format creates immersive 3D sound by using a three-dimensional (x,y,z) 11.1 channel/speaker layout. The Auro 11.1 system is designed along three layers of sound (ear-level, height, and overhead). Based on the existing 5.1 surround sound configuration, the technology adds a height and top layer. With this audio format, natural sound comes from all around and above the listener. "The closer to natural sound, the more immersive the impact" quoted Wilfried Van Baelen in 2006 (AES convention Paris & San Francisco, where he launched the Auro-3D format with the "Auro 9.1" system).

The first Auro 11.1 system was installed in May 2010 in Galaxy Studios. Auro 11.1 was launched at the spatial audio conference (AES) in October 2010 in Tokyo and in July 2011, Skywalker Sound installed their first Auro 11.1 system. In November 2011, the technology was first installed in a cinema theater at the Wangfujing Cineplex in Chengdu, China. In December 2014, 550 installations were committed and installed in theaters worldwide. The first movie mixed in Auro 11.1 was Lucasfilm's Red Tails, released in January 2012. On 1 November 2012, DreamWorks Animation announced that it would release 15 of its upcoming movies in the Auro 11.1 format.

Products

The Auro 11.1 technological suite contains all the necessary tools to create content in immersive sound. The Auro codec offers bandwidth reduction by creative mixing and unmixing of multiple channels while remaining in the uncompressed PCM domain. Auro 11.1 is backwards compatible with surround 5.1 and 7.1.[2]

The Auro 11.1 decoder

The Auro 11.1 decoder is a 100% firmware based solution that is compatible with the most commonly used media block technologies on the market today. It is currently available for the Doremi-branded cinema servers and IMBs. Once loaded onto the media block, the Auro 11.1 decoder is only activated when an 11.1 codestream is present on the audio tracks of a Digital Cinema Package (DCP). If this is the case, the media block will automatically route the appropriate channels to the correct AES outputs and send them to the AP243D audio processor. If a given DCP does not contain the 11.1 metadata, the media block will simply play back the standard 5.1 tracks.

AP243D audio processor

Co-developed by industry leaders in cinema audio processing technology, the AP243D audio processor makes it possible to seamlessly switch from normal 5.1 playback to the 11.1 format, either automatically or at the push of a button. Due to the channel count and critical time alignment functions required for the calibrated playback of Auro 11.1, all existing eight-channel processors are not compatible with the Auro format. The AP243D supports all existing interfaces required for a modern digital cinema B-chain, including 16 channels of AES inputs, non-sync and a variety of alternative content sources including HDMI and S/PDIF.

Movie releases in Auro 11.1

Sources:[3][4]

Title Release Date Language
Red Tails January 20, 2012 English
Madame Butterfly 3D March 5, 2012
Rise of the Guardians November 21, 2012 English
Het Bombardement December 20, 2012 Dutch
Vishwaroopam January 25, 2013 Tamil, Hindi
Ameerin Aadhi Bhagavan February 22, 2013 Tamil
Oz the Great and Powerful March 8, 2013 English
The Croods March 22, 2013 English
Shadow April 27, 2013 Telugu
Turbo July 17, 2013 English
Mr. Go July 17, 2013 Korean, Japanese, Chinese
Maryan July 19, 2013 Tamil
Elysium August 9, 2013 English
Diana September 20, 2013 English
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon September 28, 2013 Mandarin
Stalingrad October 10, 2013 Russian, German
Sutta Kadhai October 25, 2013 Tamil
Ender's Game November 1, 2013 English
Vidiyum Munn November 29, 2013 Tamil
The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box January 10, 2014 English
1: Nenokkadine January 10, 2014 Telugu
Jilla January 10, 2014 Tamil
I, Frankenstein January 24, 2014 English
Swapaanam February 27, 2014 Malayalam[5]
Mr. Peabody & Sherman March 7, 2014 English
D-Day: Normandy 1944 March 2014
Oculus (film) April 11, 2014 English
Damaal Dumeel April 18, 2014 Tamil
Kaanchi: The Unbreakable April 25, 2014 Hindi
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 May 2, 2014 English
Fool Cool Rock! ONE OK ROCK Documentary Film May 16, 2014 Japanese, English
Kochadaiiyaan May 22, 2014 Tamil
How to Train Your Dragon 2 June 20, 2014 English
Transformers: Age of Extinction June 27, 2014 English
Arima Nambi July 4, 2014 Tamil
Ramanujam July 11, 2014 Tamil
1:13:7 Ek Tera Saat July 13, 2014 Hindi
The House That Never Dies July 18, 2014 Mandarin
Lucy July 25, 2014 English
Alludu Seenu July 25, 2014 Telugu
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles August 8, 2014 English
Into the Storm August 8, 2014 English
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam August 15, 2014 Tamil
The Expendables 3 August 15, 2014 English
Peruchazhi August 29, 2014 Malayalam[6]
The Maze Runner September 19, 2014 English
Black & White: The Dawn of Justice October 1, 2014 Taiwanese
John Wick October 24, 2014 English
Onnumae Puriyalai October 2014 Tamil
Chaar Sahibzaade November 6, 2014 Punjabi
Wir waren Könige November 13, 2014 German
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 November 21, 2014 English
Vizhi Moodi Yosithaal November 21, 2014 Tamil
Gollu aur Pappu November 21, 2014 Hindi
Penguins of Madagascar November 26, 2014 English
Aaah November 28, 2014 Tamil
Bowling Balls December 17, 2014 Tamil
The Taking of Tiger Mountain December 23, 2014 Mandarin
Kappal December 25, 2014 Tamil
Unbroken December 25, 2014 English
Freedom 2014 Hindi
Mayapuri January 9, 2015 Malayalam
JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai January 15, 2015 Tamil, Telugu
American Sniper January 16, 2015 English
Jupiter Ascending February 6, 2015 English
From Vegas to Macau II February 19, 2015 Cantonese, Mandarin
Anegan February 2015 Tamil
Uttama Villain February 2015 Tamil
The Divergent Series: Insurgent March 20, 2015 English
Home March 27, 2015 English
The Age of Adaline April 8, 2015 English
Vaaliba Raja April 29, 2015 Tamil
Monk Comes Down the Mountain July 3, 2015 Mandarin
Papanasam July 3, 2015 Tamil
Minions July 10, 2015 English
Pixels July 24, 2015 English
Loham August 20, 2015 Malayalam
American Ultra August 21, 2015 English
A Tale of Three Cities August 28, 2015 Mandarin
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials September 18, 2015 English
Everest September 18, 2015 English
Sicario September 18, 2015 English
The Last Witch Hunter October 23, 2015 English
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 November 20, 2015 English
In the Heart of the Sea (film) December 11, 2015 English
Mojin: The Lost Legend December 18, 2015 English
Mr. Six (film) December 24, 2015 Mandarin
Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani 2015 Tamil
Vishwaroopam II 2015 Tamil, Hindi
Isai 2015 Tamil
Andhra Mess 2015 Tamil
Kung Fu Panda 3 January 28, 2016 English
28 Panfilovcev May 2016 Russian
An Invitation 2016 Russian
Skiptrace (film) February 15, 2015 English
Flight Crew (film) April 21, 2016 Russian
Warcraft (film) May 25, 2016 English
Ludo June, 2016 Tamil
The Secret Life of Pets 24 June, 2016 English
Trolls November 4, 2016 English

References

  1. "Auro 11.1 explained". Barco. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. "Auro 11.1 products". Barco. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. "Old and upcoming movies with Auro-3D technology". Auro. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  4. "Auro 11.1 movies". Barco. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. "Auro-3D film Swapaanam receives Indian Film Award for sound mix". Auro. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  6. Prakash, Asha (26 July 2014). "After Swapanam, Peruchazhi uses Auro 11.1 sound format". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

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