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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 630480" data-attributes="member: 13090">I wasn't sure if this could be done or not, so I just tried it. What I did was open a .JPG as a Smart Object in Photoshop. From there I duplicated the layer (Ctrl +J). The Copy Layer, it should be noted, opens as a Smart Object; meaning the Smartness carries over, which is nice. I then opened a Gaussian Blur Filter from the Filter Menu which automatically applied a White Mask. I was able to use this White Mask on the Copy Layer just like I would on a non-Smart Object layer. I was also able to employ Camera Raw as a Filter in conjunction with my Smart Object/Layer and Mask THAT layer and so forth and so on. From what I can tell there is absolutely no difference when using Filters or Masking a Smart Object/Layer as opposed to a non-Smart Object/Layer. Now, I can't really see me needing to do this, personally, but it's good to know I can and I hope I've helped answer your question. Some pics follow to help show what I did and how things look in PS:..........Gaussian Blur Applied and Masked:[ATTACH=full]262390[/ATTACH]..........Detail of the Layers Panel:[ATTACH]262391[/ATTACH]..........ACR Adjustment (Layer Visible) with a Gaussian Blur (Layer Not Visible)[ATTACH=full]262389[/ATTACH]..........Detail of the Layers Panel:[ATTACH]262392[/ATTACH].....</blockquote>