Auro 11.1
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
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
| 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
- ↑ "Auro 11.1 explained". Barco. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Auro 11.1 products". Barco. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Old and upcoming movies with Auro-3D technology". Auro. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Auro 11.1 movies". Barco. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Auro-3D film Swapaanam receives Indian Film Award for sound mix". Auro. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ 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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