>>* bitmasking
>>lnRed = bitand( nColor, 0x000000ff )
>>lnGreen = bitrshift( bitand( nColor, 0x0000ff00 ), 8 )
>>lnBlue = bitrshift( bitand( nColor, 0x00ff0000), 16 )
>
>Sarek scribbles that one down, whapping himself over the head for not thinking of it himself....

Isn't "whapping himself over the head" a rather emotional response for Sarek?