H.264 encoding issues with Premiere Pro CC 2014

After updating to Premiere Pro CC 2014 yesterday, I see encoding artifacts on my H.264 exports.
Same source video imported into CC v2014 and v7, and exported using the YouTube 1080p 29.97 fps settings. The artifacts manifests itself as softness/blurriness in parts of the image every few seconds, especially notice the area with a red circle below.
Here are the source file (GoPro HERO3 Black Edition), the v2014 render and the v7 render.
Original: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2rJe0xgMTxFYXJiMjZpZ0stUzQ/edit?usp=sharing
CC v2014 render: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2rJe0xgMTxFQ1B0Z09GS3I0a1E/edit?usp=sharing
CC v7 render: Premiere Pro CC.mp4 - Google Drive
[Version numbers corrected.]
Message was edited by: Jim Simon

Mark Mapes wrote:
This is a known issue introduced in CC2014.0. Some h.264 encodes have blurriness or noise periodically in some areas of the frame. The problem is most pronounced in regions of the frame with very little detail, like grass or pavement--or the T-shirt in the sample frame. We are working on a fix. Before you ask when the patch will be forthcoming, I'm not authorized to even hint at the timeframe.
Unfortunately, the only real workaround is to export to a format other than h.264. If that's not an option for you, then your best bet is probably to keep working in CC7.2.2 until the patch is released.
Sorry, but thats not completely true and by far not the correct answer:
The problems with random artifacts occurred with the introduction of a new version of H264 in CS6 but there you still had the option to export with the previous H264 Version via Media Encoder. 
Since the previous H264 version is not available in CC, using CC7.2.2 is not a solution either.
BTW
Updating to CC and using the new Mac Pros with Mavericks is currently a total mess - no open cl rendering, random crashes, no usable h264 ... thanks adobe!!
... but we can track masks in premiere now ... wow!

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