diff --git a/source/encoders/encoder-ffmpeg.cpp b/source/encoders/encoder-ffmpeg.cpp
index 024cd7f7..bf32a0f2 100644
--- a/source/encoders/encoder-ffmpeg.cpp
+++ b/source/encoders/encoder-ffmpeg.cpp
@@ -436,11 +436,6 @@ void ffmpeg_instance::initialize_sw(obs_data_t* settings)
 		_context->height  = static_cast<int>(obs_encoder_get_height(_self));
 		_context->pix_fmt = pix_fmt_target;
 
-		// Prevent pixelation by sampling "center" instead of corners. This creates
-		// a smoother look, which may not be H.264/AVC standard compliant, however it
-		// provides better support for scaling algorithms, such as Bicubic.
-		_context->chroma_sample_location = AVCHROMA_LOC_CENTER;
-
 		_scaler.set_source_size(static_cast<uint32_t>(_context->width), static_cast<uint32_t>(_context->height));
 		_scaler.set_source_color(_context->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG, _context->colorspace);
 		_scaler.set_source_format(pix_fmt_source);
@@ -490,10 +485,10 @@ void ffmpeg_instance::initialize_hw(obs_data_t*)
 	ctx->format            = _context->pix_fmt;
 	ctx->sw_format         = _context->sw_pix_fmt;
 	if (int32_t res = av_hwframe_ctx_init(_context->hw_frames_ctx); res < 0) {
-		std::array<char, 2048> buffer;
-		size_t                 len = static_cast<size_t>(snprintf(buffer.data(), buffer.size(),
-                                                  "Initializing hardware context failed with error: %s (%" PRIu32 ")",
-                                                  ::streamfx::ffmpeg::tools::get_error_description(res), res));
+		std::array<char, 4096> buffer;
+
+		int len = snprintf(buffer.data(), buffer.size(), "Failed initialize hardware context: %s (%" PRIu32 ")",
+						   ::streamfx::ffmpeg::tools::get_error_description(res), res);
 		throw std::runtime_error(std::string(buffer.data(), buffer.data() + len));
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/source/ffmpeg/tools.cpp b/source/ffmpeg/tools.cpp
index 6c7b823c..00dfe41c 100644
--- a/source/ffmpeg/tools.cpp
+++ b/source/ffmpeg/tools.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,25 @@ void tools::context_setup_from_obs(const video_output_info* voi, AVCodecContext*
 	context->colorspace      = obs_to_av_color_space(voi->colorspace);
 	context->color_primaries = obs_to_av_color_primary(voi->colorspace);
 	context->color_trc       = obs_to_av_color_transfer_characteristics(voi->colorspace);
+
+	// Chroma Location
+	switch (context->pix_fmt) {
+	case AV_PIX_FMT_NV12:
+	case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P:
+	case AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA420P:
+	case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P:
+	case AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA422P:
+	case AV_PIX_FMT_YVYU422:
+	case AV_PIX_FMT_YUYV422:
+	case AV_PIX_FMT_UYVY422:
+		// libOBS merges Chroma at "Top", see H.264 specification.
+		context->chroma_sample_location = AVCHROMA_LOC_TOP;
+		break;
+	default:
+		// All other cases are unspecified.
+		context->chroma_sample_location = AVCHROMA_LOC_UNSPECIFIED;
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 const char* tools::get_std_compliance_name(int compliance)