Delete video url

src/exportHandler/exportHandler.ts

@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ export interface ExportOptions {
     removeIds?: boolean;
     includeAudio?: boolean;
     includeTimestamps?: boolean;
+    excludeLabels?: boolean;
     /** Per-file 0-based milestone indices to include when exporting audio. An empty array skips that file entirely. Files omitted from this map are exported in full (no milestone step). */
     selectedMilestonesByFile?: Record<string, number[]>;
 }
@@ -2066,8 +2067,15 @@ export const exportCodexContentAsSubtitlesVtt = async (
             totalCells += cells.length;
             debug(`File has ${cells.length} active cells`);
 
-            const vttContent = generateVttData(cells, includeStyles, cueSplitting, file.fsPath);
-            debug({ vttContent, cells, includeStyles });
+                    // Generate VTT content
+                    const vttContent = generateVttData(
+                        cells,
+                        includeStyles,
+                        cueSplitting,
+                        file.fsPath,
+                        options?.excludeLabels === true
+                    );
+                    debug({ vttContent, cells, includeStyles });
 
             const timestamp = new Date().toISOString().replace(/[:.]/g, "-");
             const fileName = basename(file.fsPath).replace(".codex", "") || "unknown";

src/exportHandler/vttUtils.ts

@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ export const generateVttData = (
     cells: CodexNotebookAsJSONData["cells"],
     includeStyles: boolean,
     cueSplitting: boolean,
-    filePath: string
+    filePath: string,
+    excludeLabels: boolean = false
 ): string => {
     if (!cells.length) return "";
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ export const generateVttData = (
             const text = includeStyles ? processVttContent(unit.value) : removeHtmlTags(unit.value);
             const finalText = ensureDialogueLineBreaks(text);
 
-            const rawLabel = unit.metadata?.cellLabel?.trim();
+            const rawLabel = excludeLabels ? undefined : unit.metadata?.cellLabel?.trim();
             const payload = rawLabel
                 ? `<v ${escapeVoiceName(rawLabel)}>${finalText}</v>`
                 : finalText;

src/extension.ts

@@ -353,6 +353,15 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
     initToolPreferences(context);
 
+    // Clear the stream-only video session cache (stored outside the project) so
+    // "Loaded" videos re-stream after a reload, like the in-memory audio cache.
+    try {
+        const { clearVideoStreamCache } = await import("./utils/videoStreamCache");
+        await clearVideoStreamCache(context);
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.warn("[Extension] Could not clear video stream cache:", e);
+    }
+
     // Per-user audio preferences (autoDownloadAudioOnOpen,
     // autoRecordOnMicClick, recordingCountdownSeconds) live in globalState.
     // Initialize before any provider reads them; the per-workspace migration

src/projectManager/projectExportView.ts

@@ -696,6 +696,21 @@ function getWebviewContent(
                 .format-option-row[data-option].hidden { display: none !important; }
                 .format-option p, .format-option-content p { line-height: 1.45; margin: 4px 0 0 0; }
                 .format-option-content { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
+                .format-option-toggle {
+                    display: flex;
+                    align-items: center;
+                    gap: 6px;
+                    font-size: 0.9em;
+                    color: var(--vscode-descriptionForeground);
+                    cursor: pointer;
+                    user-select: none;
+                }
+                .format-option-toggle input[type="checkbox"] { margin: 0; cursor: pointer; }
+                .format-section-suboption {
+                    padding: 10px 12px;
+                    background-color: var(--vscode-editor-background);
+                    border-top: 1px solid var(--vscode-input-border);
+                }
                 .format-tag {
                     display: inline-block;
                     padding: 1px 4px;
@@ -1248,6 +1263,12 @@ function getWebviewContent(
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
+                                <div class="format-section-suboption">
+                                    <label class="format-option-toggle" id="vttExcludeLabelsToggle">
+                                        <input type="checkbox" id="vttExcludeLabelsCb">
+                                        Exclude speaker labels from WebVTT cues
+                                    </label>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                             <!-- Round-trip: only for supported file types -->
                             <div class="roundtrip-wrapper" data-option="roundTrip">
@@ -2954,6 +2975,10 @@ function getWebviewContent(
                         options.includeAudio = true;
                         options.includeTimestamps = selectedAudioMode === 'audio-timestamps';
                     }
+                    if (selectedFormat && selectedFormat.startsWith('subtitles-vtt-')) {
+                        const cb = document.getElementById('vttExcludeLabelsCb');
+                        if (cb && cb.checked) options.excludeLabels = true;
+                    }
                     const selectedMilestones = buildSelectedMilestonesPayload();
                     if (selectedMilestones) {
                         options.selectedMilestonesByFile = selectedMilestones;

src/projectManager/syncManager.ts

@@ -1299,6 +1299,19 @@ export class SyncManager {
                 // Don't fail sync completion due to cleanup errors
             }
 
+            // Refresh the chapter video reference status in open editors so a video
+            // just uploaded to LFS this sync now offers the "Free up space" action.
+            try {
+                const { GlobalProvider } = await import("../globalProvider");
+                const provider = GlobalProvider.getInstance().getProvider("codex-cell-editor") as any;
+                if (provider && typeof provider.refreshVideoReferenceStatusAfterSync === "function") {
+                    await provider.refreshVideoReferenceStatusAfterSync();
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error("[SyncManager] Error refreshing video reference status after sync:", error);
+                // Don't fail sync completion due to video status refresh errors
+            }
+
             // Update sync stage and splash screen
         this.currentSyncStage = "Sync complete!";
         this.notifySyncStatusListeners();
@@ -1682,6 +1695,11 @@ export class SyncManager {
                         return 'Uploading changes...';
                     }
                     if (stage.includes('Uploading media')) {
+                        // Surface connection/retry detail verbatim so the user
+                        // can see what's happening (e.g. "retrying in 9s").
+                        if (/retry|retrying|waiting|interrupted|stalled|connection/i.test(stage)) {
+                            return stage;
+                        }
                         const pctMatch = stage.match(/(\d+)%/);
                         if (pctMatch) {
                             return `Uploading media... ${pctMatch[1]}%`;