diff --git a/src/exportHandler/exportHandler.ts b/src/exportHandler/exportHandler.ts
index 30884e550..7d197a537 100644
--- a/src/exportHandler/exportHandler.ts
+++ b/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";
diff --git a/src/exportHandler/vttUtils.ts b/src/exportHandler/vttUtils.ts
index bd7e3fdf7..04c5b1d00 100644
--- a/src/exportHandler/vttUtils.ts
+++ b/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;
diff --git a/src/projectManager/projectExportView.ts b/src/projectManager/projectExportView.ts
index 0e65c5d71..512d9f6cb 100644
--- a/src/projectManager/projectExportView.ts
+++ b/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;
diff --git a/src/providers/codexCellEditorProvider/codexCellEditorMessagehandling.ts b/src/providers/codexCellEditorProvider/codexCellEditorMessagehandling.ts
index 39a560b99..b0312d062 100644
--- a/src/providers/codexCellEditorProvider/codexCellEditorMessagehandling.ts
+++ b/src/providers/codexCellEditorProvider/codexCellEditorMessagehandling.ts
@@ -1483,10 +1483,10 @@ const messageHandlers: Record<string, (ctx: MessageHandlerContext) => Promise<vo
                 // Read the video file content
                 const fileData = await vscode.workspace.fs.readFile(fileUri);
 
-                // Enforce a reasonable max size (e.g., 600 MB) for video files
-                const MAX_BYTES = 600 * 1024 * 1024;
+                // Enforce a reasonable max size (e.g., 900 MB) for video files
+                const MAX_BYTES = 900 * 1024 * 1024;
                 if (fileData.length > MAX_BYTES) {
-                    throw new Error("Video file exceeds maximum allowed size (500 MB)");
+                    throw new Error("Video file exceeds maximum allowed size 900 MB)");
                 }
 
                 // Determine document segment