Gaussian Blue in CC

Question

I am having same problem with Gaussian Blur

In 2015 I created this effect. The first layer is the word PREMIER, with a 1 point stroke and no fill. A gaussian blur is applied at 4 pixals. The next object has a 90% transparency and the last layer has a drop shadow. I added a gray background for clarity

Today I could not recreate this effect because the Gaussian blur was blurring all over the place. I used the exact same appearance settings. I even tried directly coping the 2015 object into a new document. Here is the result:

Any suggestions?

Monika Gause · Accepted Answer

Is the document raster effects resolution the same in both documents?

Bill Silbert · Answer

I was able to replicate your process with the same result. Assuming that the blur you mentioned is 4 pixels and not .4 then it's possible that the Gaussian Blur is not working correctly in CC 2017 Illustrator.

I do think that a possible workaround for using this piece of art in CC 2017 would be to add a drop shadow to the purple lettering (layer two) with an x and y offset of 2 pixels and a blur also of 2 pixels. The stroke on the top layer would then have its opacity set to 60%. The result should be pretty close to your original.

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