During the past month, this developer focused on stabilizing video encoding for the obsproject/obs-studio repository by addressing a Battlemage-specific issue in the QSV encoder. They implemented a targeted fix in C++ that resolves constant bitrate (CBR) spikes, introducing hardware-specific guards based on MFX version and platform detection to ensure the optimization applies only to Battlemage hardware. Leveraging expertise in hardware acceleration and low-level programming, their work reduced CBR variance and improved streaming reliability for affected devices. This contribution not only fixed a critical bug but also laid the groundwork for future hardware-specific optimizations in video encoding workflows.