the file should have a transparency image(it's in black and white)and a regular color image.and i think one with the file ending in bmp.

I've only opened a couple so far but they've all been jpg or png.

first check if the color one has the file name .jpg. if not you'll need to open it in a program like photoshop.then convert it to a .jpg.then open poser ,set up your figure ie m3 etc, select the body part, add the jpg to your diffuse node.the bmp goes to your bump strength, the trans goes to the opacity node.the files are set to fit m3 or v3 for example a character with a mask say the flash select the head and apply the texture.
hope this helps some.if this is too confusing contact aremis(animotions) or aremis2000 as he is known here  . he is more than willing to help and an all around cool guy.
regards

No, thanks, I get it now.  I think my problem was I checked out the textures first in my default image browser, IrfanView, which doesn't display layers properly.  So, the transparent parts were showing up as solid colors, and when I copy-pasted the image into PSP for some reason the transparency errors transferred over.  So, I got all confused as to what I was supposed to do, when all I had to do is open the images directly in PSP - the transparencies were fine and I just placed the texture over a skin texture, flattened, and voila!

We have a ton of Star Wars stuff make specifically for use in Poser over at Vanishing Point: all free, no membership required, and no need to fool around with importing and scaling. :)

Sounds good, I'll have to check it out.  Thanks.
 
As for getting community support for a Mill to P4 texture-converter: I don't think there's enough support to make it worth the developer's time. Yes, the P4 figures are included in P7, but how many people still use those figures? You may be better off convincing the Animotions people to upgrade their characters for use with V3, M3, or V4.

Yeah, that does make the best sense.  Those outfits would look soooo much better on mil figs than they do on the P4 figs.