Handbrake color artifacting when using QSV

CrackRabbit

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I've been in the process of trying to transcode my movie library to keep them out of the hands of a curious toddler. It's been slow going for the post part using software transcoding in Handbrake (Windows v1.0.3 and 1.0.7).
I would love to be able to use the Intel QSV to speed up the process but I end up with odd color artifacts. I've posted an example from Thor showing the artifacts I'm seeing.
They usually appear when the scene changes, and only for a few seconds.
I've verified that it is the file itself and not something VLC is doing.
If anyone has seen anything similar or knows what I'm doing wrong help is appreciated.
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TheELF

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Dec 22, 2012
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Handbrake often introduces problems from version to version.
If you are at all familiar with ffmpeg download qsvencC from here and give it a try.
http://rigaya34589.blog135.fc2.com/blog-category-10.html
Basic command line that I use:
QSVenc -i c:\somevideo.xxx --chapter-copy --quality balanced -c avc --level 4.1 --profile high --cbr 8000 --audio-copy -o c:\output.mp4

If you have a discreet GPU check out nvencenc for nvidia or vceenc for AMD from the same page,should be much faster then the igpu most of the times.