[VLC 3.3.4] Can't sort multi-disc albums correctly for Opus/Ogg files with .ogg extension

[VLC_Bob]

I have an album comprised of 5 discs. The metadata for each track contains the disc number, the track number, and the total number of discs. The files are also named with the disc number, the track number, and the track title. For example, the tracks are named like this:

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1.01 Track 1 Title.ogg 1.02 Track 2 Title.ogg 1.02 Track 3 Title.ogg ... 2.01 Track 1 Title.ogg 2.02 Track 2 Title.ogg 2.03 Track 3 Title.ogg

No matter how I choose to sort I can't get VLC to show the tracks in the proper order. When I sort by track I get:

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Track 1 Title Track 1 Title Track 1 Title Track 1 Title Track 1 Title Track 2 Title Track 2 Title Track 2 Title Track 2 Title Track 2 Title

I get the identical list when I sort by file name.

I do not have this error using VLC on Windows, just on Android. How can I name or arrange my multi-disc albums so that VLC Android will display and play them in the correct order (i.e., disc, then track)?

[VLC_Bob]

I tried creating subfolders (e.g., Disc 1, Disc 2, etc.), but that caused VLC to list them as separate albums.

[Spike1]

The song name and album name that VLC displays is not taken from the file name but by the fields of the ID3 tag inside each file, no matter where the files are located among the directories you have allowed VLC to search. VLC doesn't yet have a way to input this "metadata" (It has been proposed) but other packages can.

However, you can sort an artist's tracks by filename. If you do this, name the files as you have, and disable Shuffle, they should play in track order.

[VLC_Bob]

It does not work that way on Android 7.1.3. When I sort by filename it still lists them as I describe, even though they're named as I have shown.

I don't need to edit the metadata with VLC as it is all there and correct already, including disc number.

[Aza]

What happens if you go to the Album tab and open your album from it? Is it correctly displayed? Like this:

[VLC_Bob]

It doesn't seem to work on my device. For example, here's Pink Floyd's The Wall is displayed:



Here is a screenshot from Foobar2k showing the metadata:



Note how the tracks from disc 1 and disc 2 are intermingled.

How are you getting that "Disc 1" heading? I have around 30 multi-disc albums and not one displays the way yours does.

[VLC_Bob]

It's something to do with the Opus/Ogg format. When I try with MP3 it works as expected.

[VLC_Bob]

It also works correctly if the files are named with an .opus extension, but it does not work if they're named with an .ogg extension.