Help recreating this text effect

Hello,
Can someone help me recreate this text effect?
http://tinyurl.com/3a6ogl8
Here's my version:
http://tinyurl.com/3ahmj98
http://tinyurl.com/2v9k58d
The trained eye can probably see that the original version looks much better. Why is that? Is there something obvious I'm doing wrong, or could this text have been made using a different technique?
(whether I use Flash or Photoshop shouldn't matter as their text effects are pretty much identical)
Many thanks!

nevermind y'all i figured it out!!

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 the outline on top of the background and went back to the pathfinder and chose to minus the front. The second icon on the top left of the panel.
 
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