@hdr=unpack("S*", $hdr); # RAW RGB Unsigned Short array printf("PrInTf:: RGB[16]=%hu, [22]=%d\n", $hdr[16], $hdr[22]); print ("pRInT :: RGB[16]=$hdr[16], [22]=$hdr[22]\n"); => PrInTf:: RGB[16]=3689, [22]=2462 pRInT :: RGB[16]=3689, [22]=2462