Help! Problems with color processing!

Hi, I can't seem to get any color in my LRGB images. I am using a ST2000xm with the CFW8, SBIG IR blocked filters.
I'm using CCDsoft to align and combine the 4 images into LRGB but when they combine they seem to be totally B&W! I can make adjustments in Paint Shop Pro to bring out color but the color doesn't look very nice. Is this what I am suppose to do? And with practice I will get better or should the combined image have some color to begin with? I am attaching an image og M17 that I collected last night. L=20 min. R=15min G15min B=15min. color 2xbined. As you can see, absolutly no color! Is it to short of exposures or am I doing something else wrong? I've got Ron W. book but I am a little confused about the color processing.
Thanks for any help anyone can give!!!!!! Tom

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If you are doing your LRGB combines in CCDSoft, then it's possible to get really weird color.

Try this: combine just your RGB's in CCDSoft, then combine the RGB in (I hope!) Paint Shop Pro.

The Wodaski book color combine step using Photoshop goes about it in a similar manner:

1. Resize your RGB images to match your L
2. Align all images
3. Perform your RGB combine (remember to weigh your color!).
(Next steps in PS; don't know if something similar is available in PSP):
4. Bring in your RGB and L frames into PS
5. Copy and paste the L over the RGB. Refine alignment, if necessary
6. Change the blend mode of the L data to Luminance

The difference was night and day in my case. I don't have any samples, but I abandoned LRGB comines in CCDSoft after I learned this technique.

Eric