diff --git a/src/inter.c b/src/inter.c
index 1cdc77af..920c8d45 100644
--- a/src/inter.c
+++ b/src/inter.c
@@ -985,11 +985,10 @@ static void get_temporal_merge_candidates(const encoder_state_t * const state,
   }
 }
 
-
-static INLINE int16_t get_scaled_mv(int16_t mv, int scale)
+static INLINE mv_t get_scaled_mv(mv_t mv, int scale)
 {
   int32_t scaled = scale * mv;
-  return CLIP(-32768, 32767, (scaled + 127 + (scaled < 0)) >> 8);
+  return CLIP(-131072, 131071, (scaled + 127 + (scaled < 0)) >> 8);
 }
 
 #define MV_EXPONENT_BITCOUNT 4
@@ -1108,6 +1107,19 @@ static INLINE bool add_mvp_candidate(const encoder_state_t *state,
 }
 
 
+static bool is_duplicate_candidate_ibc(const cu_info_t* cu1, const cu_info_t* cu2)
+{
+  if (!cu2) return false;
+
+  if (cu1->inter.mv[0][0] != cu2->inter.mv[0][0]  ||
+      cu1->inter.mv[0][1] != cu2->inter.mv[0][1]) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Get merge candidates for current block.
  *
@@ -1175,10 +1187,12 @@ static void get_ibc_merge_candidates(const encoder_state_t * const state,
     // before the current one and the flag is not set when searching an SMP
     // block.
     if (b1->type == CU_IBC) {
-      inter_clear_cu_unused(b1);
-      mv_cand[candidates][0] = b1->inter.mv[0][0];
-      mv_cand[candidates][1] = b1->inter.mv[0][1];
-      candidates++;
+      if(!is_duplicate_candidate_ibc(b1, a1)) {
+        inter_clear_cu_unused(b1);
+        mv_cand[candidates][0] = b1->inter.mv[0][0];
+        mv_cand[candidates][1] = b1->inter.mv[0][1];
+        candidates++;
+      }
     } else {
       b1 = NULL;
     }
@@ -1196,12 +1210,22 @@ static void get_ibc_merge_candidates(const encoder_state_t * const state,
     int32_t num_cand = state->tile->frame->hmvp_size_ibc[ctu_row];
     for (int i = 0; i < MIN(MAX_NUM_HMVP_CANDS,num_cand); i++) {
       cu_info_t* cand = &state->tile->frame->hmvp_lut_ibc[ctu_row_mul_five + i];
+      bool       duplicate = false;
 
+      // Check that the HMVP candidate is not duplicate
+      if (is_duplicate_candidate_ibc(cand, a1)) {
+        duplicate = true;
+      } else if(is_duplicate_candidate_ibc(cand, b1)) {
+        duplicate = true;
+      }
 
-      mv_cand[candidates][0] = cand->inter.mv[0][0];
-      mv_cand[candidates][1] = cand->inter.mv[0][1];
-      candidates++;
-      if (candidates == IBC_MRG_MAX_NUM_CANDS) return;
+      // allow duplicates after the first hmvp lut item
+      if (!duplicate || i > 0) {
+        mv_cand[candidates][0] = cand->inter.mv[0][0];
+        mv_cand[candidates][1] = cand->inter.mv[0][1];
+        candidates++;      
+        if (candidates == IBC_MRG_MAX_NUM_CANDS) return;
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -1390,12 +1414,6 @@ static void get_spatial_merge_candidates_cua(const cu_array_t *cua,
   }
 }
 
-static INLINE mv_t get_scaled_mv(mv_t mv, int scale)
-{
-  int32_t scaled = scale * mv;
-  return CLIP(-131072, 131071, (scaled + 127 + (scaled < 0)) >> 8);
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief Try to add a temporal MVP or merge candidate.
  *
@@ -1697,14 +1715,23 @@ static void hmvp_shift_lut(cu_info_t* lut, int32_t size, int32_t start, int32_t
   }
 }
 
-static bool hmvp_push_lut_item(cu_info_t* lut, int32_t size, const cu_info_t* cu) {
+static bool hmvp_push_lut_item(cu_info_t* lut, int32_t size, const cu_info_t* cu, bool ibc) {
 
   int8_t duplicate = -1;
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-    if (is_duplicate_candidate(cu, (const cu_info_t*)&lut[i])) {
-      duplicate = i;
-      break;
+  if (ibc) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+      if (is_duplicate_candidate_ibc(cu, (const cu_info_t *)&lut[i])) {
+        duplicate = i;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+      if (is_duplicate_candidate(cu, (const cu_info_t *)&lut[i])) {
+        duplicate = i;
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }
   // If duplicate found, shift the whole lut up to the duplicate, otherwise to the end
@@ -1741,12 +1768,12 @@ void uvg_hmvp_add_mv(const encoder_state_t* const state, uint32_t pic_x, uint32_
 
       
       if (cu->type == CU_IBC) {
-        bool add_row = hmvp_push_lut_item(&state->tile->frame->hmvp_lut_ibc[ctu_row_mul_five], state->tile->frame->hmvp_size_ibc[ctu_row], cu);
+        bool add_row = hmvp_push_lut_item(&state->tile->frame->hmvp_lut_ibc[ctu_row_mul_five], state->tile->frame->hmvp_size_ibc[ctu_row], cu, true);
         if(add_row && state->tile->frame->hmvp_size_ibc[ctu_row] < MAX_NUM_HMVP_CANDS) {
           state->tile->frame->hmvp_size_ibc[ctu_row]++;
         }
       } else {
-        bool add_row = hmvp_push_lut_item(&state->tile->frame->hmvp_lut[ctu_row_mul_five], state->tile->frame->hmvp_size[ctu_row], cu);
+        bool add_row = hmvp_push_lut_item(&state->tile->frame->hmvp_lut[ctu_row_mul_five], state->tile->frame->hmvp_size[ctu_row], cu, false);
         if(add_row && state->tile->frame->hmvp_size[ctu_row] < MAX_NUM_HMVP_CANDS) {
           state->tile->frame->hmvp_size[ctu_row]++;
         }
diff --git a/src/search_ibc.c b/src/search_ibc.c
index c3ad713a..3d07dc61 100644
--- a/src/search_ibc.c
+++ b/src/search_ibc.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ static INLINE bool intmv_within_ibc_range(const ibc_search_info_t *info, int x,
   bool negative_values = x <= 0 && y <= 0;
   bool mv_range_valid = ((-y >= info->height) || (-x >= info->width)) && // Must be block height/width away from the block
                         SUB_SCU(info->origin.y) >= -y && // Y vector must be inside the current CTU
-                        (-x <= IBC_BUFFER_WIDTH-LCU_WIDTH); // X must be inside the buffer
+                        (-x <= IBC_BUFFER_WIDTH-LCU_WIDTH) && // X must be inside the buffer
+                        info->origin.x + x >= 0; // Don't go outside of the frame
 
 
   return negative_values && mv_range_valid;
@@ -406,7 +407,6 @@ static int select_ibc_mv_cand(const encoder_state_t *state,
   return cand2_cost < cand1_cost ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
-
 static double calc_ibc_mvd_cost(const encoder_state_t *state,
                             int x,
                             int y,
@@ -878,9 +878,9 @@ static void search_pu_ibc(encoder_state_t * const state,
         cur_pu->inter.mv_dir    = info->merge_cand[merge_idx].dir;
         cur_pu->inter.mv[0][0]  = info->merge_cand[merge_idx].mv[0][0];
         cur_pu->inter.mv[0][1]  = info->merge_cand[merge_idx].mv[0][1];
-        uvg_lcu_fill_trdepth(lcu, x, y, depth, MAX(1, depth));
+        uvg_lcu_fill_trdepth(lcu, x, y, depth, MAX(1, depth), UVG_BOTH_T);
         uvg_inter_recon_cu(state, lcu, x, y, width, true, false);
-        uvg_quantize_lcu_residual(state, true, false, false, x, y, depth, cur_pu, lcu, true);
+        uvg_quantize_lcu_residual(state, true, false, false, x, y, depth, cur_pu, lcu, true, UVG_BOTH_T);
 
         if (cbf_is_set(cur_pu->cbf, depth, COLOR_Y)) {
           continue;
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ static void search_pu_ibc(encoder_state_t * const state,
           uvg_inter_recon_cu(state, lcu, x, y, width, false, has_chroma);
           uvg_quantize_lcu_residual(state, false, has_chroma, 
             false, /*we are only checking for lack of coeffs so no need to check jccr*/
-            x, y, depth, cur_pu, lcu, true);
+            x, y, depth, cur_pu, lcu, true, UVG_BOTH_T);
           if (!cbf_is_set_any(cur_pu->cbf, depth)) {
             cur_pu->type = CU_IBC;
             cur_pu->merge_idx = merge_idx;