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In September 2014, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded a performance in Brussels Grande Place plaza to mark the release of their Cheek to Cheek jazz record. The concert was filmed using 15 RED Epic Dragon cameras feeding three separate panels, including the panoramic shots.
In April 2015, Barry Films announced the release of their upcoming horror film The Hell Within in the format. Barco signed a five-year multi-title deal with 20th Century Fox to release films in the format. A Barco Escape set-up was installed in one of the Fox Studios cinema rooms as part of the deal. Posse Films collaborated with Barco to release the film Racer's Heart, a story based on NASCAR Hall of Fame member Bobby Allison in the format.
In 2015, Barco announced a deal with Jerry Bruckheimer to produce one new movie and one reimagined version of a previous film.
In February 2016, director Mark Waugh announced he would shoot an outdoor survival feature film natively in the format. The film will be shot on location with a single camera using wide-angle lenses. The film will be released through Rock Pile Productions.
In April 2016, Barco signed a collaboration agreement with Cross Creek Productions in order to release one film in the format by the end of 2017. Similarly, Barco also signed an agreement with Fundamental Films to release two or more of their films in the format, with 24 Hours to Live to be the first film to do so.
Minds Eye Entertainment planned to release six films filmed in the Barco Escape format, starting with The Recall.
By July 2016, the technology was installed in 24 theaters in six countries.
On 8 February 2018, Barco announced the closure of the Barco Escape business.
Auro 11.1 is a multichannel sound format supported by Barco and created by Auro Technologies. The sound format is an extension of the existing 5.1 surround layer with the addition of a five-channel height layer and a mono "voice of god" ceiling channel. The additional channels allow placement and movement of sound along the horizontal and vertical axes.
The visual presentation is characterized by the addition of two 2.39:1 aspect ratio screens to the side of the main screen to provide a 270-degree panoramic experience, equivalent to an aspect ratio of 7.17:1. The two side screens are angled at 45 degrees to cover peripheral vision, although there is a visible seam between the screens. Most of the theaters are set up with 30–35 feet main screen with equivalent-sized side screens. The main screen has an Ultra HD (not laser) projector running off a 2K DCP and the side screens have Barco DP2K-20C projectors that feed from a separate server.
The Barco Escape sequences for The Maze Runner were created digitally using the Crytek Engine and integrated with the principal photography shot with Arri Alexa cameras.
About half of the Barco Escape material for Star Trek Beyond was full CGI set-extensions designed by Prime Focus in collaboration with Prime Focus-owned VFX studio Double Negative. The other half was created by Kelvin Optical, an in-house VFX group at Bad Robot, working with Base Effects in China.
| The Maze Runner | 20th Century Fox | September 19, 2014 | 10 minutes of Barco Escape footage |
| Universal Music | October 24, 2014 | Shot natively in Barco Escape | |
| 20th Century Fox | September 18, 2015 | 20 minutes of Barco Escape footage | |
| Star Trek Beyond | Paramount Pictures | July 22, 2016 | 20 minutes of Barco Escape footage |
| The Recall | Mind's Eye Entertainment | June 2, 2017 | Shot natively in Barco Escape |
| The Humanity Bureau | Mind's Eye Entertainment | 2017 | Shot natively in Barco Escape |
| Momentum Pictures | 2017 | Shot natively in Barco Escape | |
| The Hell Within | Barry Films | Shot natively in Barco Escape | |
| Distorted | Mind's Eye Entertainment | June 22, 2018 | Shot natively in Barco Escape |
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