threshold clipping mask won't work with gaussian blur

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February 11, 2024
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i add text, i add gaussian blur, then i add a threshold which works as desired with the blur, but then i try to clip it to the blurred layer and the threshold just doesn't work and the layer is blurry again. any suggestions?

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c.pfaffenbichler

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c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

It seems you might be confusing Transparency and Adjustments.

What you describe seems perfectly expected.

Edit: When an Adjustment Layer is Clipping Masked to a Layer the Adjustment is applied to the pixels’ color values, their transparency is not affected.

One can work-around with a somewhat complex setup including Blend if-settings.

Trevor.Dennis

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This is a guess as we don't know your layers arrangement, but if a pair or more of layers don't appear to work as expected, try combining them as a Smart Object. Right now though, I am thinking that clipping to a blurred layer might not well, and nor would a threshold layer.

Hmmm I just tried and it does seem to be working for me, but the best bit is I just discovered a cool moiré effect when setting the threshold right on the cusp.