Animated text and text effects on the internet are nearly synonymous with Flash.  This Session will explore and demystify a number of new possibilities provided by actionscript3 and flashplayer9. Covered topics will range from manipulating Bitmaps (through BitmapData) using BlendModes, Filters and Drawing API, to scripted animation techniques and integration of such components into Flex. Sakri hopes to show what AS3 is capable of, inspire and teach programmers how they can start (or improve) their journey into doing more with text.