diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1328f93..e5dbe43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here. The format is based on
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.6.8] - 2026-10-05
+
+### Fixed
+
+- The extension's direct fallback no longer decodes binary media into an unused text copy.
+  Videos over ~48 MB take that path, so the copy doubled their memory during export.
+
 ## [1.6.7] - 2026-10-05
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/examples/sample-export.html b/examples/sample-export.html
index 62d420b..fb30136 100644
--- a/examples/sample-export.html
+++ b/examples/sample-export.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <head>
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-<meta name="generator" content="SourceCapsule v1.6.7">
+<meta name="generator" content="SourceCapsule v1.6.8">
 <title>How we built a self-contained exporter - a &quot;test&quot; &amp; demo</title>
 <style>
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ <h2>Archive provenance</h2>
       <div><dt>Original URL</dt><dd><a href="https://x.com/ada/article/12345" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/ada/article/12345</a></dd></div>
       <div><dt>Published at</dt><dd><time datetime="2026-06-24T09:30:00.000Z">2026-06-24 09:30:00 UTC</time></dd></div>
       <div><dt>Exported at</dt><dd><time datetime="2026-06-25T10:00:00.000Z">2026-06-25 10:00:00 UTC</time></dd></div>
-      <div><dt>Exporter</dt><dd>SourceCapsule v1.6.7</dd></div>
+      <div><dt>Exporter</dt><dd>SourceCapsule v1.6.8</dd></div>
     </dl>
     <p class="xa-disclaimer">This archive preserves content visible to the logged-in user at export time. It may not include content that was unavailable, private, deleted, or failed to load during capture.</p>
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ <h2>Archive provenance</h2>
   "schemaVersion": "1.0",
   "exporter": {
     "name": "SourceCapsule",
-    "version": "1.6.7"
+    "version": "1.6.8"
   },
   "capture": {
     "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ada/article/12345",
diff --git a/examples/sample-export.llm.md b/examples/sample-export.llm.md
index c9a1980..61cf470 100644
--- a/examples/sample-export.llm.md
+++ b/examples/sample-export.llm.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Source: https://x.com/ada/article/12345
 Exported at: 2026-06-25 10:00:00 UTC
-Exporter: SourceCapsule v1.6.7
+Exporter: SourceCapsule v1.6.8
 Language: en
 Published at: 2026-06-24 09:30:00 UTC
 Author: Ada Lovelace @ada
diff --git a/extension-src/manifest.json b/extension-src/manifest.json
index d5076a8..5c3d2aa 100644
--- a/extension-src/manifest.json
+++ b/extension-src/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "manifest_version": 3,
   "name": "SourceCapsule",
-  "version": "1.6.7",
+  "version": "1.6.8",
   "description": "Save complete X threads, Articles, and posts as offline archives, agent-ready Markdown, or expiring share links.",
   "permissions": ["activeTab", "storage", "nativeMessaging", "alarms", "tabs"],
   "host_permissions": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d08bba..2e7aaf0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "sourcecapsule",
-  "version": "1.6.7",
+  "version": "1.6.8",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Export an X (Twitter) Article or post to a single self-contained, fully-offline HTML file with all media and quoted tweets embedded.",
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/scripts/accept-extension.mjs b/scripts/accept-extension.mjs
index 5323faa..95d5988 100644
--- a/scripts/accept-extension.mjs
+++ b/scripts/accept-extension.mjs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ async function main() {
     exts.includes(PINNED_ID),
     exts.replace(/\n/g, ' | ')
   );
-  check('extension reports v1.6.7 Enabled', /v1\.6\.7 .*Enabled|Enabled .*v1\.6\.7/.test(exts));
+  check('extension reports v1.6.8 Enabled', /v1\.6\.8 .*Enabled|Enabled .*v1\.6\.8/.test(exts));
 
   const pages0 = await listPages();
   const mainId = Number(pages0.find((p) => !p.isSw).id);
diff --git a/sourcecapsule.user.js b/sourcecapsule.user.js
index 5d5de60..cdef130 100644
--- a/sourcecapsule.user.js
+++ b/sourcecapsule.user.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ==UserScript==
 // @name         SourceCapsule - Save X/Twitter Threads & Articles as Markdown for LLMs + Offline HTML
 // @namespace    https://github.com/wolfgang-aura/SourceCapsule
-// @version      1.6.7
+// @version      1.6.8
 // @description  One click saves an X (Twitter) thread, Article, or post as clean Markdown for LLM context (Claude, ChatGPT) plus a self-contained offline HTML archive - images, video, and quoted posts embedded, with honest completeness reporting. Local-first, with optional expiring AI readable links.
 // @author       wolfgang-aura
 // @license      MIT
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
   };
 
   const APP = 'SourceCapsule';
-  const VERSION = '1.6.7';
+  const VERSION = '1.6.8';
 
   // ===========================================================================
   // Small utilities