How sorting works

Oropod sorts numbers the way people read them, not the way computers usually do: 2 comes before 10, and 35 comes before 35B. This applies to days, scenes, shots, takes and filenames alike, and Oropod treats upper and lower case the same.

Scenes

Oropod can sort scene numbers that start with a letter (like A12) in two ways:

• After the plain numbers: 1, 2, 12, A1, A12. This is the default, and the common convention in Europe.
• Next to their number: 1, A1, 2, A2, 3. This letter-prefixed convention is common in the US, where a scene added after script lock gets a leading letter, keeping it next to its neighbours.

For now, we can only turn on the letter-prefixed convention for Oropod Storage projects, so email us at info@oropod.com to use it. We’re working on making it configurable for all projects.

Days

Oropod sorts days by day number. If two days share a number, the date breaks the tie, and days that only have a date (no number yet) come after the numbered days.

Files

The file list sorts by scene, except when you’re browsing a source’s folders, where it sorts by filename. Use the sort button to sort by scene, shot or filename instead, in either direction. Oropod remembers your choice for each type of list. Files that don’t have metadata yet come after those that do.