Red,
You inspired me to add a smoothing slider to the Effect. I kept the other controls the same so it won't mess up you tutorial.
Since the Effect is based on TR's EFX's contour mapping , I optimized the speed and code for optimum speed. Checkout the code, it's cool.
(Fezzes are cool - The Doctor , LockBits is cool - TR)
To All
Version 1.5.1 has been uploaded.
I added a new tutotial video for working with text.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hdenj8k5lvhwqvx/Bolt.png?raw=1