Problem with multiple Text blurring

[Cristian]

My Problem:
I want to generate an Image with 3 Layers
Layer One is a background-image oder color. (Background)
Layer Two is an annotate Text with font. (Shadow of Layer Three)
Layer Three is also an annotate Text with font. (Text)

Now i want to blur single Layers by using the Example from anthony (see link)
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9841&p=30648&hilit=blur+query

but it don't works (Imagemagick Version 6.6.7). The Sublayer are blurred like the parent Layer.

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convert -size 446x96 -channel RGBA \
\( xc:transparent gradient:#FFFF00FF-#FF0000FF -bordercolor #000000FF -border 2 -blur 0x0 \) \ 
\( xc:transparent -font PATHTOFONT\BaroqueScript.ttf -pointsize 40 -gravity NorthWest -kerning 0 -stroke #FF660060 -strokewidth 1 \ 
-fill #00000060 -annotate +15+15 "Home" -blur 3x3 \) \ 
\( xc:transparent -font PATHTOFONT\BaroqueScript.ttf -pointsize 40 -gravity NorthWest -kerning 1 -stroke #000000 -strokewidth 1 \ 
-tile gradient:#FF0000-#FFFF00 -annotate +4+4 "Home" -blur 0x0 \) \ 
-flatten PATHTOIMG\output.png 

How can I get a single Layer blurred?
Can somebody tell me what i'm doing wrong...

[anthony]

In your first parenthesis, you did you create two background layers? gradient: generates a second image.
'#' should be in quotes or backslash as normally shell considered it the start of a comment!
Also some extra space after the end of line '\' seems to be present.

After correcting those (and substituting a font I do have) everything seemed to work fine!

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convert -size 200x96 -channel RGBA -font Candice -pointsize 70 -strokewidth 1 -stroke black -gravity NorthWest \
       \( gradient:yellow-red -bordercolor black -border 2 \) \
       \( xc:transparent -stroke \#FF660060 -fill \#00000060 -annotate +15+15 "Home" -blur 3x3 \) \
       \( xc:transparent -stroke black -tile gradient:red-yellow -annotate +4+4 "Home" \) 
       -flatten hello.png

Quite a warm looking sign.

[Cristian]

First of all thx for your answer...

Unfortunately your example produces the same result on my server.
The shadow and Background and Border stay blurred...

Could it be that this an Issue in the IM Version 6.6.7?

More Information
IIS-Server (Windows), Script Coldfusion, Execution-mehtod Java Runtime (not cfexecute)

[anthony]

Could it be the command syntax for windows (DOS). Backslash is UNIX-centric handling. Windows/DOS like using 'hats' instead.
See http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/windows/

[Cristian]

Thx alot anthony, you did it again...

It was a Dos Problem...

The Problem was the Backslash by the end of the Line and in Parenthesis.
The Hats ^ Solved the problem with blurring.

Thank you very much for your support