avs filter effect on crf and 2-pass encodes

[Sharc]

I understand that for x264 there is hardly any difference in quality between 2-pass and crf mode for same file size.
However, does the effect of (avisynth) filters accumulate for 2-pass encodes? In other words, is the filter applied twice in 2-pass mode?
If so, would I have to reduce the filter strength for 2-pass encodes to obtain the same final result as for the crf case (always assuming same file size for 2-pass and crf for comparison)?

[jdobbs]

I understand that for x264 there is hardly any difference in quality between 2-pass and crf mode for same file size.
However, does the effect of (avisynth) filters accumulate for 2-pass encodes? In other words, is the filter applied twice in 2-pass mode?
If so, would I have to reduce the filter strength for 2-pass encodes to obtain the same final result as for the crf case (always assuming same file size for 2-pass and crf for comparison)? No. The best way to picture it is that the filter is applied against the source, not the destination (or any intermediate files). So the filter is applied "the first time" in each pass in exactly the same way.

[Sharc]

No. The best way to picture it is that the filter is applied against the source, not the destination (or any intermediate files). So the filter is applied "the first time" in each pass in exactly the same way.
Thanks for the clarification :).
My concern has indeed been that the filter would be applied against an intermediate file from pass 1.