This video shows TextMesh Pro's surface shader in action as well as an overview of many of the features found in TextMesh Pro.
TextMesh Pro is an addon for Unity that is currently under development. TextMesh Pro is designed to be a replacement for Unity's built in TextMesh.
TextMesh Pro is now available on the Unity Asset Store: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en...
For more information, check out my WIP Post on the Unity Forums
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/2277...