On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:05:38 -0500, marco wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm planning on purchasing a Nikon D80 soon, but I just want to
> make sure the following workflow is OK under Linux:
> 
> 1) The camera is connected via USB and the RAW files downloaded
>    using gphoto2:
> 
>    gphoto2 --get-all-files
> 
> 2) RAW files can be decoded using dcraw:
> 
>    dcraw -c file0001.nef | cjpeg > file0001.jpg
> 
>    Is the white balance encryption an issue?
> 
>    dcraw has various options to process the RAW files, is this
>    the best (or maybe only) way to manipulate NEF files under
>    Linux?
> 
> 3) If necessary, JPG files can be tweaked with GIMP.
> 
> Any further tips, suggestions and cautionary tales are appreciated.
> 
> Thanks!

FWIW - I have a different camera which produces RAW files, so my comments
should be applicable.
I find it much nicer to use a card reader. A little more handy and does
not drain the camera batteries - actually, my laptop has built in memory
card ports.
I prefer to do the conversion and basic file manipulations using ufraw -
it will, for example, allow you to select white balance or set it
manually, it allows exposure compensation and curve fitting. I often have
no need to do anything more than that.