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. 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 is an extension of the existing 5.1 surround sound format by incorporating height and overhead channels to allow for placement and panning of sound in the horizontal and vertical axis.
Auro 11.1 is a channel-based system and thus differs in capability compared to competing formats such as Dolby Atmos and. The height layer allows for placement of background reflections and reverberations observed in nature as well as allowing for smooth panning from the base layer to the ceiling. However, the lack of a surround back-channel restricts panning due to lack of differentiation between the side and rear sector. Similarly, the use of arrays for surround and overhead channel also disallows pinpoint localization of sound along the walls as well as within the theater space. The Auromax format extends the capabilities of Auro 11.1 to approach Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.
The system uses Auro-3D Octopus codec, which allows the 12 channels to be compressed into 6 channels by utilizing the least significant bits for the additional channels and its metadata. This allows Auro 11.1 to be played as 5.1 in the absence of a decoder.
The first Auro 11.1 system was installed in May 2010 in Galaxy Studios and the format was launched at the spatial audio conference in October 2010 in Tokyo. By 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 the Auro-Codec encoding - decoding plugins, Auro-Matic upmixer plugin and the Auro-Panner plugin.

The Auro 11.1 decoder

The Auro 11.1 decoder is a firmware based solution compatible with Doremi cinema servers, that activates once the metadata in an Auro 11.1 stream is detected. Once decoded, the media block routes the channels to the AP243D audio processor.

AP243D audio processor

The AP243D audio processor renders the streams received from the decoder and allows switching between 6 and 12 channel playback automatically or upmixing to Auro 11.1 layout.

Films released in Auro 11.1

Sources:
TitleRelease DateLanguage
Red TailsJanuary 20, 2012English
Madame Butterfly 3DMarch 5, 2012
Rise of the GuardiansNovember 21, 2012English
Het BombardementDecember 20, 2012Dutch
VishwaroopamJanuary 25, 2013Tamil, Hindi
Ameerin Aadhi BhagavanFebruary 22, 2013Tamil
Oz the Great and PowerfulMarch 8, 2013English
The CroodsMarch 22, 2013English
ShadowApril 27, 2013Telugu
TurboJuly 17, 2013English
Mr. GoJuly 17, 2013Korean, Japanese, Chinese
MaryanJuly 19, 2013Tamil
ElysiumAugust 9, 2013English
DianaSeptember 20, 2013English
'September 28, 2013Mandarin
StalingradOctober 10, 2013Russian, German
Sutta KadhaiOctober 25, 2013Tamil
Ender's GameNovember 1, 2013English
Vidiyum MunnNovember 29, 2013Tamil
'January 10, 2014English
'January 10, 2014Telugu
JillaJanuary 10, 2014Tamil
I, FrankensteinJanuary 24, 2014English
SwapaanamFebruary 27, 2014Malayalam
Mr. Peabody & ShermanMarch 7, 2014English
D-Day: Normandy 1944March 2014
OculusApril 11, 2014English
Damaal DumeelApril 18, 2014Tamil
'April 25, 2014Hindi
The Amazing Spider-Man 2May 2, 2014English
Fool Cool Rock! ONE OK ROCK Documentary FilmMay 16, 2014Japanese, English
KochadaiiyaanMay 22, 2014Tamil
How to Train Your Dragon 2June 20, 2014English
'June 27, 2014English
Arima NambiJuly 4, 2014Tamil
RamanujamJuly 11, 2014Tamil
1:13:7 Ek Tera SaatJuly 13, 2014Hindi
The House That Never DiesJuly 18, 2014Mandarin
LucyJuly 25, 2014English
Alludu SeenuJuly 25, 2014Telugu
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesAugust 8, 2014English
Into the StormAugust 8, 2014English
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam IyakkamAugust 15, 2014Tamil
The Expendables 3August 15, 2014English
Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya SigamaniAugust 22, 2014Tamil
PeruchazhiAugust 29, 2014Malayalam
The Maze RunnerSeptember 19, 2014English
Black & White: The Dawn of JusticeOctober 1, 2014Taiwanese
John WickOctober 24, 2014English
Onnumae PuriyalaiOctober 2014Tamil
Chaar SahibzaadeNovember 6, 2014Punjabi
The King's SurrenderNovember 13, 2014German
'November 21, 2014English
Vizhi Moodi YosithaalNovember 21, 2014Tamil
Gollu Aur PappuNovember 21, 2014Hindi
Penguins of MadagascarNovember 26, 2014English
AaahNovember 28, 2014Tamil
Bowling BallsDecember 17, 2014Tamil
The Taking of Tiger MountainDecember 23, 2014Mandarin
KappalDecember 25, 2014Tamil
UnbrokenDecember 25, 2014English
Freedom2014Hindi
MayapuriJanuary 9, 2015Malayalam
JK Enum Nanbanin VaazhkaiJanuary 15, 2015Tamil, Telugu
American SniperJanuary 16, 2015English
IsaiJanuary 30, 2015Tamil
Jupiter AscendingFebruary 6, 2015English
From Vegas to Macau IIFebruary 19, 2015Cantonese, Mandarin
AneganFebruary 2015Tamil
Uttama VillainFebruary 2015Tamil
'March 20, 2015English
HomeMarch 27, 2015English
The Age of AdalineApril 8, 2015English
Vaaliba RajaApril 29, 2015Tamil
Monk Comes Down the MountainJuly 3, 2015Mandarin
PapanasamJuly 3, 2015Tamil
MinionsJuly 10, 2015English
PixelsJuly 24, 2015English
LohamAugust 20, 2015Malayalam
American UltraAugust 21, 2015English
A Tale of Three CitiesAugust 28, 2015Mandarin
'September 18, 2015English
EverestSeptember 18, 2015English
SicarioSeptember 18, 2015English
The Last Witch HunterOctober 23, 2015English
'November 20, 2015English
In the Heart of the SeaDecember 11, 2015English
'December 18, 2015English
Mr. SixDecember 24, 2015Mandarin
Kung Fu Panda 3January 28, 2016English
SkiptraceFebruary 15, 2015English
Flight CrewApril 21, 2016Russian
28 PanfilovcevApril 2016Russian
WarcraftMay 25, 2016English
The Secret Life of PetsJune 24, 2016English
LudoJune 2016Tamil
The Legend of TarzanJuly 1, 2016English
GhostbustersJuly 21, 2016English
'July 22, 2016English
Jason Bourne - China OnlyAugust 23, 2016English
InfernoOctober 12, 2016English
TrollsNovember 4, 2016English
SingDecember 21, 2016English
PassengersDecember 21, 2016English
An Invitation2016Russian
TAKE2January 26, 2017Mandarin
'January 28, 2017Mandarin
Fifty Shades DarkerFebruary 10, 2017English
The Great WallFebruary 17, 2017English
The Boss BabyMarch 31, 2017English
The Fate of the FuriousApril 14, 2017English
Captain UnderpantsJune 2, 2017English
The MummyJune 9, 2017English
'July 6, 2017English
The Dark TowerAugust 4, 2017English
Blade Runner 2049October 6, 2017English
Paddington 2November 10, 2017English
Justice LeagueNovember 17, 2017English
CocoNovember 22, 2017English
'December 20, 2017English
'January 26, 2018English
Fifty Shades FreedFebruary 9, 2018English
Black PantherFebruary 16, 2018English
Tomb RaiderMarch 16, 2018English
Pacific Rim UprisingMarch 23, 2018English
Ready Player OneMarch 29, 2018English
'April 27, 2018English
'May 25, 2018English
Incredibles 2June 15, 2018English
'June 22, 2018English
Ant-Man and the WaspJuly 6, 2018English
'July 27, 2018English
First ManOctober 12, 2018English
'April 26, 2019English