I too tried dcraw and among other things (file size?), I never really liked the white balance afterward.

Vuescan on the other hand, is very well built. It has a linux version and was made for film and flatbed scanners (some of which have little to no linux support otherwise), but it can also scan from CRW files (canon raws). It still has all the flexibility you get with film scanners when you scan from raws (gamma, white balance, etc), and it does ICC profiles, too. You can even calibrate using your IT8 target if you have one.

Sure it's not free, but I think they deserve $60-$80 for their work.

I was helping to teach a typing class in school and there was a kid who did precisely that. He thought that the shift key was broken on all the keyboards he had used because when he pressed the shift and letter key simultaneously (not shift before the letter), it usually came out lowercase. I tried to get him to stop, but the habit had already become ingrained. He's probably still doing it years later.

Not that I don't find the endless name-calling mildly diverting, but I do think it is extremely important to comment on this blanket generalization. As a citizen of the United States of America, I will freely admit that there are far too many of my fellow citizens that are: "Arrogant Ignorant and Disinformed". However, I would like SubtleNuance to realize that not all U.S. citizens fit in that group. I personally am doing much to attempt to both inform the "Populace" that is mentioned in the parent, and to try to make them see why they should care. As one of the reasonably well informed citizens of the U.S., I am increasingly concerned over the ill-defined "War on Terrorism". It may well be that the United States will be responsible for starting WWIII, but my hope is that those of us who are working to teach the populace and fight the apathy will be willing to help put our government back on track long before WWIII becomes a reality. As to SubtleNuance's comments, I truly hope that he does not really believe that ALL U.S. citizens are "Arrogant Ignorant and Disinformed".

Please, fellow U.S. citizens, try to educate the citizens of our country and try to combat the apathy that has closed their eyes and ears.

*gets down off soapbox* ...Er, sorry, I'm usually not like that. Please feel free to reply, either on slashdot, or to my personal email address.