Like Octane, I've also been using IRIS for my DSLR work exclusively up until the end when if finish in PS.
There was quite a learning curve, and sometimes I was a little confused, but with perseverance I have managed to get it to produce consistently satisfactory results. Now I find it reasonably simple to use.
As suggested, I followed Jim Sullivan's cookbook, moderated by the site Terry B offered. BTW there us an IRIS user group on Yahoo which you may find helpful.
In the earlier stages I skipped the Dark removal portion as I used the in-camera noise reduction, but I've grown to embrace the dark removal and flat removal process with time and practice.
Keep trying, and I am sure you'll get some good results.
Brian
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