Gaussian blur not working correctly?

[CC_Dev]

Operating on osx. Problem getting desired effect

Desired Effect of a guassian blur:


Current result:

Closeup:


so It looks like the blur effect is a gradient opacity, but inverted? I want it to blur out from the border, not increase the opacity on the inside of the border. Border should be 100% opaque, with an increasingly transparent gradient out from the edge. 

What am I doing wrong?

[Blighty]

(12-20-2017, 04:52 AM)CC_Dev Wrote: I want it to blur out from the border

1. Duplicate the layer.
2. Blur the lower layer.
(3. If necessary, increase the size of the lower layer before blurring - to get the effect you want)

Don't have an active selection when blurring
Select > None

[CC_Dev]

(12-20-2017, 05:42 AM)Blighty Wrote:

(12-20-2017, 04:52 AM)CC_Dev Wrote: I want it to blur out from the border

Don't have an active selection when blurring 

Ah! thank you Blighty, that did the trick.