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Oh my God. I hope someone can help me here. I'm really new at doing this (ie: idiot alert) but need to overcome a few probs...

I'm using Poser 4.0.3; when working with both the P4 and Victoria bikini top/bottom that I just bought, I can't get the color to change when I put a different texture on. I change the object color to white, load a new texture map, apply it to the entire item, but then when I render, it stays black on the P4 and Maroon on the Victoria items. Because the color of the items are dark, it's hard to tell if the patterns/textures are there, and if I can't change the color to what I want the item to be, what's the point?

I can get other clothing items to change like I want them, but not these.

Also, if I slide the min/max transparency bars, the items won't become transparent.

Any ideas on what I can be doing wrong? (OR) Is anyone willing to walk me through some of this if you know what is up with it? I bought this so I could make some nifty lace and patterned bras/panties but I can't if it won't show my tranparencies, colors, etc. Is it that you "CAN'T" change them, is it that there's something wrong with my system, or am I just completely missing the whole ballpark here? HELP! Thank you, anybody!