I'm fairly new to Poser too - I have v.4. I was a bit overwhelmed at first with all the references and abbreviations. If this info is too basic, then please excuse the intrude. Poser comes with a few characters and some poses. None are as good or as realistic as either vic 2 or 3. As stated earlier you purchase Vic 2 or 3 from DAZ3D. Poser's included textures (skin for the people) is not very realistic or detailed. Standardincluded Vic textures (skins) are better. The best textures for her (or for DAZ Mike) are available here at renderosity and at' Runtime DNA' and they cost anywhere from around $5.00 to over $25.00. You get your money's worth with the more expensive ones if up-close detail and overall realism is what you want. Poser software treats these textures (skins) as "Poses" and they are unzipped automatically (mostly) into the Runtime/Pose directories of the software. Most artists here at Renderosity call them "Character Packs" or similar. Besides the textures in the chartacter packs , the characters- which were originally based on Vic2 or 3- have been permanently changed physically to emphasize the designer/artist's vision. Most all of them require the prior installation of Vic on your computer. Other packs are for Stephanie and other Daz characters... or still others. One (Latexa) has fairly accurate genital area morphs already installed. It is independent of Vic or Steph or any others - called a "stand-alone" character and does not require Vic on your system. USVicky3 is relatively new and does have better joints - they don't deform badly as in the previous Vic2. There are other improvements too. Since Vic3 is so new, there are not very many textures for her besides the ones DAZ includes. But, they are growing in number daily here and they are beautiful as well as detailed. Use the search functions within the market place button above on this page. narrow your search for Poser/Vicky or some such and you will be able to spend about month looking around. Check out "most popular" and "best sellers". My personal favorite texture for Vic2 is" Noa" because of the realism and compelling renders. The higher the resolution GENERALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS means a more realistic texture. That, however, is not all that is important. There are some great fantasy and romantic character packs too. Often props like clothes and pre-manipulated poses are included in the character pack. The poses are extremely helpful as a place to start and can save many hours of fiddeling around. Hope this helps some and that I am accurate. if not, someone will surely correct me. Post here often for answer to questions. Best of luck.