threshold clipping mask won't work with gaussian blur

[Jake34954617871r]

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?

[Myra Ferguson]

The image that you attached doesn't include text. Would you mind posting another screenshot that shows your canvas and your Layers panel?

[Trevor.Dennis]

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.

 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

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. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]