Importing DNG files to Aperture 2.1.4

Hi,
I am very new to RAW image files and using aperture. I want to be able to take RAW image pictures and make use of them on aperture and so I have added CHDK on my canon ixus70. I know this topic has come up before but I can't seem to add to those.
Problem I am having is that once the pictures have been taken Aperture doesn't seem to support them. I have tried to convert the .CRW files using dng4ps2 which creates .DNG files (these were blank black files in aperture) and then converted those using adobe dng converter (these imported, but then said that they are unsupported by aperture).
I want to use Aperture as it has been the most recommended photography software, unless experts here can state otherwise.
Any help or guidance would be much appreciated.
S

I had a similar problem with my Canon SD1100 IS. I was converting the .CRW file to .DNG using DNG4PS2, compiled on Snow Leopard, then converting to Adobe DNG with Adobe's DNG converter. By generating the .DNG file right on the camera, as described here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/canonpowershots5is/discuss/72157610078065768
I was able to use the newest version of Adobe's DNG converter on the camera's DNG files and then import into Aperture. An older version of the DNG converter did not work. You will need to run a program on windows to generate a badpixel file per the instructions. Hopefully this works for you.

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