[solved] Sony .ARW files and Linux

I took a ton of pictures today on a Sony Alpha 100 SLR camera in it's own "raw" format called ARW. Surprisingly, the GIMP can't read them! What do I need to do to be able to read this file format in Linux? It's really important that I get this taken care of because I spent several hours taking hi-res pictures that we'll eventually use to wrap the truck for our business!
Last edited by synthead (2008-03-27 19:11:18)

gimp-ufraw was exactly what I needed! I got the pictures finished and we're going to be working on designing the truck in about a half hour.
It might be a month or so perhaps, but I'll post a pic of the truck when it's wrapped

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sorry thats the auto reply message from yahoo email.
i've disabled it now
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