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This document describes a gesture recognition system (GRS) created by a group of students. The GRS allows users to control applications and files on a computer through hand gestures detected by a webcam. It works by capturing images of the user's hand, processing the images to identify gestures, and triggering corresponding computer actions. The system was tested across different operating systems and environments. While providing a more natural interface, gesture recognition systems also have limitations including high development costs and requiring specific lighting and gesture conditions.
A Segmentation Based Sequential Pattern Matching for Efficient Video Copy Det...Best Jobs
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This document discusses a video copy detection system that uses segmentation based sequential pattern matching of SIFT features for efficient detection. It divides videos into homogeneous segments and extracts SIFT features from keyframes of each segment. The SIFT features are then quantized into visual words for optimized matching between video segments. By performing visual word matching at the cluster level followed by feature level similarity measures, the system is able to detect copied video segments in a time-efficient manner while achieving improved accuracy over other methods.
Design of digital video watermarking scheme using matlab simulinkeSAT Publishing House
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IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
This document summarizes an image watermarking algorithm in the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) domain for image authentication. The algorithm first converts the input image to grayscale and divides the Y component into blocks. It then applies a 2-level DWT and uses a Canny edge detector to generate a watermark from the image contours. The watermark is embedded in the DWT coefficients after applying an Arnold transform for security. In extraction, the watermark is recovered from the DWT coefficients and compared to the original to authenticate the image. Experiments show the algorithm is effective against attacks like image pasting while maintaining high PSNR for perceptual invisibility of the watermark.
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1) The document discusses various techniques for edge detection in digital images, including differential operators, log operators, Canny operators, and binary morphology.
2) It first performs wavelet-based denoising on input images to remove noise before edge detection.
3) It then applies different edge detection operators and compares their advantages and disadvantages through simulations. Binary morphology is shown to obtain better edge features compared to other operators.
4) The overall goal is to extract clear and complete edge profiles from images to aid in tasks like image segmentation.
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a new algorithm to detect copy-move forgery in digital images using Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). The algorithm works by applying DWT to decompose the input image into sub-bands, dividing the low-frequency sub-band into overlapping blocks, sorting the blocks lexicographically, identifying duplicate blocks based on their positions, and calculating shift vectors between matching blocks to detect the duplicated regions. The algorithm is more accurate and efficient than previous methods as it performs detection at the lowest DWT resolution to reduce computational complexity. Experimental results on test images show the algorithm can accurately detect copy-move forgeries with different sized duplicated regions.
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a new method for reducing noise in digital images using curvelet transformation with Log Gabor filtering. It begins by introducing common sources of noise in digital images and existing denoising methods. It then describes curvelet transformation and Log Gabor filtering in more detail. The proposed method decomposes a noisy image into wavelets, applies curvelet transformation with Log Gabor filtering to attenuate color frequencies, and then reconstructs the image. The document presents this methodology and compares the denoised image quality to other methods using peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR). Experimental results showed that the proposed curvelet transformation with Log Gabor filtering produces higher PSNR values and less visual artifacts
Hardware Implementation of Genetic Algorithm Based Digital Colour Image Water...IDES Editor
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This document describes a hardware implementation of a genetic algorithm based digital color image watermarking system. The system embeds a watermark image into the luminance channel (Y channel) of a host color image after converting the image from RGB to YUV color space. A genetic algorithm is used to determine optimal intensity values in the host image for embedding the watermark image bits invisibly. The proposed design is implemented as a custom integrated circuit for real-time watermarking of images as they are captured by a digital camera. Synthesis results show that the design can operate at 5ns clock speed and consumes a maximum power of 73.84mW when implemented on an Altera Cyclone II FPGA.
This document describes a gesture recognition system (GRS) created by a group of students. The GRS allows users to control applications and files on a computer through hand gestures detected by a webcam. It works by capturing images of the user's hand, processing the images to identify gestures, and triggering corresponding computer actions. The system was tested across different operating systems and environments. While providing a more natural interface, gesture recognition systems also have limitations including high development costs and requiring specific lighting and gesture conditions.
A Segmentation Based Sequential Pattern Matching for Efficient Video Copy Det...Best Jobs
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This document discusses a video copy detection system that uses segmentation based sequential pattern matching of SIFT features for efficient detection. It divides videos into homogeneous segments and extracts SIFT features from keyframes of each segment. The SIFT features are then quantized into visual words for optimized matching between video segments. By performing visual word matching at the cluster level followed by feature level similarity measures, the system is able to detect copied video segments in a time-efficient manner while achieving improved accuracy over other methods.
Design of digital video watermarking scheme using matlab simulinkeSAT Publishing House
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IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology.
This document summarizes an image watermarking algorithm in the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) domain for image authentication. The algorithm first converts the input image to grayscale and divides the Y component into blocks. It then applies a 2-level DWT and uses a Canny edge detector to generate a watermark from the image contours. The watermark is embedded in the DWT coefficients after applying an Arnold transform for security. In extraction, the watermark is recovered from the DWT coefficients and compared to the original to authenticate the image. Experiments show the algorithm is effective against attacks like image pasting while maintaining high PSNR for perceptual invisibility of the watermark.
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1) The document discusses various techniques for edge detection in digital images, including differential operators, log operators, Canny operators, and binary morphology.
2) It first performs wavelet-based denoising on input images to remove noise before edge detection.
3) It then applies different edge detection operators and compares their advantages and disadvantages through simulations. Binary morphology is shown to obtain better edge features compared to other operators.
4) The overall goal is to extract clear and complete edge profiles from images to aid in tasks like image segmentation.
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a new algorithm to detect copy-move forgery in digital images using Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). The algorithm works by applying DWT to decompose the input image into sub-bands, dividing the low-frequency sub-band into overlapping blocks, sorting the blocks lexicographically, identifying duplicate blocks based on their positions, and calculating shift vectors between matching blocks to detect the duplicated regions. The algorithm is more accurate and efficient than previous methods as it performs detection at the lowest DWT resolution to reduce computational complexity. Experimental results on test images show the algorithm can accurately detect copy-move forgeries with different sized duplicated regions.
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a new method for reducing noise in digital images using curvelet transformation with Log Gabor filtering. It begins by introducing common sources of noise in digital images and existing denoising methods. It then describes curvelet transformation and Log Gabor filtering in more detail. The proposed method decomposes a noisy image into wavelets, applies curvelet transformation with Log Gabor filtering to attenuate color frequencies, and then reconstructs the image. The document presents this methodology and compares the denoised image quality to other methods using peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR). Experimental results showed that the proposed curvelet transformation with Log Gabor filtering produces higher PSNR values and less visual artifacts
Hardware Implementation of Genetic Algorithm Based Digital Colour Image Water...IDES Editor
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This document describes a hardware implementation of a genetic algorithm based digital color image watermarking system. The system embeds a watermark image into the luminance channel (Y channel) of a host color image after converting the image from RGB to YUV color space. A genetic algorithm is used to determine optimal intensity values in the host image for embedding the watermark image bits invisibly. The proposed design is implemented as a custom integrated circuit for real-time watermarking of images as they are captured by a digital camera. Synthesis results show that the design can operate at 5ns clock speed and consumes a maximum power of 73.84mW when implemented on an Altera Cyclone II FPGA.
The objective of this work is to propose an image
denoising technique and compare it with image denoising
using ridgelets. The proposed method uses slantlet transform
instead of wavelets in ridgelet transform. Experimental result
shows that the proposed method is more effective than ridgelets
in noise removal. The proposed method is effective in
compressing images while preserving edges.
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Blur Parameter Identification using Support Vector MachineIDES Editor
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This paper presents a scheme to identify the blur
parameters using support vector machine (SVM) Multiclass
approach has been used to classify the length of motion blur
and sigma parameter of atmospheric blur. Different models
of SVM have been constructed to classify the parameters.
Experimental results show the robustness of the proposed
approach to classify blur parameters.
1) The document proposes a new method for segmenting moving objects in video using single change detection in the Daubechies complex wavelet domain.
2) Key steps include decomposing frames using the transform, detecting differences between coefficients, denoising, and applying edge detection and morphology to obtain segmented objects.
3) Experimental results on test video sequences show the proposed method achieves better segmentation accuracy compared to other methods according to metrics like mean square error and peak signal to noise ratio.
A New Watermarking Algorithm Based on Image Scrambling and SVD in the Wavelet...IDES Editor
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A new watermarking algorithm which is based on
image scrambling and SVD in the wavelet domain is discussed
in this paper. In the proposed algorithm, chaotic signals are
generated using logistic mapping and are used for scrambling
the original watermark. The initial values of logistic mapping
are taken as private keys. The covert image is decomposed
into four bands using integer wavelet transform; we apply
SVD to each band and embed the
Land Cover Feature Extraction using Hybrid Swarm Intelligence Techniques - A ...IDES Editor
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This document presents a hybrid algorithm using biogeography-based optimization (BBO) and ant colony optimization (ACO) for land cover feature extraction from remote sensing images. The algorithm first analyzes a training image to identify features that BBO and ACO classify efficiently. It then applies BBO to clusters containing these features and ACO to remaining clusters. An evaluation shows the hybrid algorithm achieves a higher kappa coefficient of 0.97 compared to 0.67 for BBO alone, indicating better classification accuracy. The authors conclude the algorithm effectively handles uncertainties in remote sensing images and future work could improve efficiency further.
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The document discusses a digital video watermarking technique using discrete cosine transform (DCT) and perceptual analysis. It proposes embedding a binary watermark in the DCT domain of video frames. A mathematical model is developed to insert a visible watermark into video frames in the DCT domain while considering characteristics of the human visual system to minimize perceptual quality impact. Experimental results show a watermarked video frame with the watermark logo embedded at different positions. The technique aims to provide copyright protection for digital video applications.
Abstract: Watermarking is mainly projected for copy right protection, data safeguard, and data thrashing, etc. Nowadays all the communication requires protection. Estimation of video quality has a major role in todayβs video distribution, communication control and e-commerce. Consumer fulfillment is achieved by providing good quality. Here the video input is changed into frames and the image set as watermark is embedded into the frames. The embedding process is carried out using DWT, then the embedded frame and other remaining frames are again changed into video file and it is transmitted. At the receiver side watermark image is extracted from the video. Finally, by using metrics such as TDR, PSNR the quality of watermark image is estimated under distortion. All experiments and tests are carried out using MATLAB.
Novel DCT based watermarking scheme for digital imagesIDES Editor
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There is an ever growing interest in copyright
protection of multimedia content, thus digital
watermarking techniques are widely practiced. Due to
the internet connectivity and digital libraries the
research interest of protecting digital content
watermarking is extensively researched. In this paper
we present a novel watermark generation scheme
based on the histogram of the image and apply it to the
original image in the transform(DCT) domain. Further
we study the performance of the watermark against
some common attacks that can take place with images.
Experimental results show that the embedded
watermark is imperceptible and image quality is not
degraded.
This document discusses a technique for removing impulse noise from digital images using image fusion. It first filters a noisy input image using five different smoothing filters: median filter, vector median filter (VMF), basic vector directional filter (BVDF), switched median filter (SMF), and modified switched median filter (MSMF). The filtered images are then fused to obtain a single denoised output image with better quality than the individually filtered images. Edge detection is performed on the fused image using Canny filter to evaluate the noise cancellation performance from a human perception perspective. Experimental results show the proposed fusion technique produces better results compared to filtering with a single algorithm.
1. The document proposes an efficient algorithm to retrieve videos from a database using a video clip as a query.
2. Key features like color, texture, edges and motion are extracted from video shots and clusters are created using these features to reduce search time complexity.
3. When a query video is given, its features are used to search the closest cluster. Then sequential matching of additional features and shot lengths is done to find the most similar matching videos from the database.
This document discusses a modified pointwise shape-adaptive discrete cosine transform (SA-DCT) algorithm for deblocking block-DCT compressed images. The key points are:
1) The original pointwise SA-DCT method uses a constant DCT threshold coefficient. The proposed modified method uses an adaptive DCT threshold coefficient instead.
2) The adaptive DCT threshold coefficient is determined based on the mean squared error and maximum absolute difference of the image, related to the quantization table values.
3) Experiments show the proposed modified pointwise SA-DCT method achieves improved deblocking performance over the original method.
Performance Analysis of Digital Watermarking Of Video in the Spatial Domainpaperpublications3
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Abstract:In this paper, we have suggested the spatial domain method for the digital video watermarking for both visible and invisible watermarks. The methods are used for the copyright protection as well as proof of ownership. In this paper we first extracted the frames from the video and then used spatial domain characteristics of the frames where we directly worked on the pixel value of the frame according to the watermark and calculated different parameters.
Keywords:Digital video watermarking, copyright protection, spatial domain watermarking, Least Significant bit substitution.
This document discusses different techniques for digital image watermarking, including in the spatial and frequency domains. It provides an overview of watermarking concepts and applications. It then describes two watermarking algorithms - one that embeds watermarks in the spatial domain by modifying pixel intensities in selected image blocks, and another that embeds watermarks in the wavelet domain by modifying selected wavelet coefficients. Both algorithms are described step-by-step and include watermark insertion and extraction procedures. Results are provided showing the performance of the algorithms under different attacks in terms of normalized cross-correlation between the original and extracted watermarks.
A Survey and Comparative Study on Video Watermarking Techniques with Referenc...IJERA Editor
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This document summarizes and compares various video watermarking techniques with a focus on their applicability to mobile devices. It first defines key properties of video watermarking like imperceptibility, robustness, capacity, security, and computational cost. It then classifies watermarking techniques into spatial domain, frequency domain, and spatio-frequency domain methods. Popular techniques discussed include DCT, DWT, SVD. The document surveys several proposed video watermarking methods and compares them based on robustness, imperceptibility, payload, and time complexity. It also surveys methods specifically designed for mobile devices, discussing challenges like limited resources and evaluating algorithms based on their energy and performance on mobile.
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The document describes a Simulink model for splitting real-time video/images into four blocks in real-time. The model takes in an RGB video, splits it into four 128x128 blocks using a submatrix block, resizes the blocks back to the original resolution, and displays each block on a separate screen. The model is implemented using various Simulink blocks like resize, color space conversion, matrix concatenation, and submatrix selection to split, process, and display the video/image in real-time across multiple screens.
Texture Classification based on Gabor Wavelet IJORCS
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This paper presents the comparison of Texture classification algorithms based on Gabor Wavelets. The focus of this paper is on feature extraction scheme for texture classification. The texture feature for an image can be classified using texture descriptors. In this paper we have used Homogeneous texture descriptor that uses Gabor Wavelets concept. For texture classification, we have used online texture database that is Brodatzβs database and three advanced well known classifiers: Support Vector Machine, K-nearest neighbor method and decision tree induction method. The results shows that classification using Support vector machines gives better results as compare to the other classifiers. It can accurately discriminate between a testing image data and training data.
The document describes the Lightspeed Automatic Interactive Lighting Preview System. It aims to provide fast feedback for lighting design by precomputing a deep framebuffer cache of scene properties like normals and textures, and reevaluating shading on the GPU based on new lighting parameters. Key components include automatic program analysis to separate static and dynamic shader code, deep framebuffer generation from the preprocessed scene, and a GPU-based relighting engine to interactively preview lighting changes at high quality.
Digital video watermarking using modified lsb and dct techniqueeSAT Publishing House
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IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
This document discusses data analysis techniques for refraction tomography including data conversion, signal killing, picking approaches, and model geometry. It provides instructions on installing picking software, naming converted data files sequentially, fixing header sizes, deleting unwanted traces based on component, and approaches for manual and automated first break picking. Examples of clear seismic records that make first arrival picking easy are also shown.
This document analyzes stresses in a rotating circular disc with a central hole and symmetrical array of non-central holes using finite element analysis. It investigates the effect of geometric parameters such as R2/R1 ratio of inner to outer disc radius, d/2R1 ratio of hole diameter to disc radius, Rb/(R2-R1) ratio of pitch circle radius to annular width, and number of holes N. Stress concentration factors are derived for these parameters. As number of holes increases, the stress concentration factor decreases. Results are verified against analytical solutions. Contour plots show highest stresses occur near holes.
The document presents a method for solving fuzzy assignment problems using triangular and trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. It formulates the fuzzy assignment problem into a crisp linear programming problem that can be solved using the Hungarian method. The paper also uses Robust's ranking method to transform fuzzy costs into crisp values, allowing conventional solution methods to be applied. It aims to provide a more realistic approach to assignment problems by considering costs as fuzzy numbers rather than deterministic values.
The objective of this work is to propose an image
denoising technique and compare it with image denoising
using ridgelets. The proposed method uses slantlet transform
instead of wavelets in ridgelet transform. Experimental result
shows that the proposed method is more effective than ridgelets
in noise removal. The proposed method is effective in
compressing images while preserving edges.
IJERA (International journal of Engineering Research and Applications) is International online, ... peer reviewed journal. For more detail or submit your article, please visit www.ijera.com
Blur Parameter Identification using Support Vector MachineIDES Editor
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This paper presents a scheme to identify the blur
parameters using support vector machine (SVM) Multiclass
approach has been used to classify the length of motion blur
and sigma parameter of atmospheric blur. Different models
of SVM have been constructed to classify the parameters.
Experimental results show the robustness of the proposed
approach to classify blur parameters.
1) The document proposes a new method for segmenting moving objects in video using single change detection in the Daubechies complex wavelet domain.
2) Key steps include decomposing frames using the transform, detecting differences between coefficients, denoising, and applying edge detection and morphology to obtain segmented objects.
3) Experimental results on test video sequences show the proposed method achieves better segmentation accuracy compared to other methods according to metrics like mean square error and peak signal to noise ratio.
A New Watermarking Algorithm Based on Image Scrambling and SVD in the Wavelet...IDES Editor
Β
A new watermarking algorithm which is based on
image scrambling and SVD in the wavelet domain is discussed
in this paper. In the proposed algorithm, chaotic signals are
generated using logistic mapping and are used for scrambling
the original watermark. The initial values of logistic mapping
are taken as private keys. The covert image is decomposed
into four bands using integer wavelet transform; we apply
SVD to each band and embed the
Land Cover Feature Extraction using Hybrid Swarm Intelligence Techniques - A ...IDES Editor
Β
This document presents a hybrid algorithm using biogeography-based optimization (BBO) and ant colony optimization (ACO) for land cover feature extraction from remote sensing images. The algorithm first analyzes a training image to identify features that BBO and ACO classify efficiently. It then applies BBO to clusters containing these features and ACO to remaining clusters. An evaluation shows the hybrid algorithm achieves a higher kappa coefficient of 0.97 compared to 0.67 for BBO alone, indicating better classification accuracy. The authors conclude the algorithm effectively handles uncertainties in remote sensing images and future work could improve efficiency further.
IJCER (www.ijceronline.com) International Journal of computational Engineerin...ijceronline
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The document discusses a digital video watermarking technique using discrete cosine transform (DCT) and perceptual analysis. It proposes embedding a binary watermark in the DCT domain of video frames. A mathematical model is developed to insert a visible watermark into video frames in the DCT domain while considering characteristics of the human visual system to minimize perceptual quality impact. Experimental results show a watermarked video frame with the watermark logo embedded at different positions. The technique aims to provide copyright protection for digital video applications.
Abstract: Watermarking is mainly projected for copy right protection, data safeguard, and data thrashing, etc. Nowadays all the communication requires protection. Estimation of video quality has a major role in todayβs video distribution, communication control and e-commerce. Consumer fulfillment is achieved by providing good quality. Here the video input is changed into frames and the image set as watermark is embedded into the frames. The embedding process is carried out using DWT, then the embedded frame and other remaining frames are again changed into video file and it is transmitted. At the receiver side watermark image is extracted from the video. Finally, by using metrics such as TDR, PSNR the quality of watermark image is estimated under distortion. All experiments and tests are carried out using MATLAB.
Novel DCT based watermarking scheme for digital imagesIDES Editor
Β
There is an ever growing interest in copyright
protection of multimedia content, thus digital
watermarking techniques are widely practiced. Due to
the internet connectivity and digital libraries the
research interest of protecting digital content
watermarking is extensively researched. In this paper
we present a novel watermark generation scheme
based on the histogram of the image and apply it to the
original image in the transform(DCT) domain. Further
we study the performance of the watermark against
some common attacks that can take place with images.
Experimental results show that the embedded
watermark is imperceptible and image quality is not
degraded.
This document discusses a technique for removing impulse noise from digital images using image fusion. It first filters a noisy input image using five different smoothing filters: median filter, vector median filter (VMF), basic vector directional filter (BVDF), switched median filter (SMF), and modified switched median filter (MSMF). The filtered images are then fused to obtain a single denoised output image with better quality than the individually filtered images. Edge detection is performed on the fused image using Canny filter to evaluate the noise cancellation performance from a human perception perspective. Experimental results show the proposed fusion technique produces better results compared to filtering with a single algorithm.
1. The document proposes an efficient algorithm to retrieve videos from a database using a video clip as a query.
2. Key features like color, texture, edges and motion are extracted from video shots and clusters are created using these features to reduce search time complexity.
3. When a query video is given, its features are used to search the closest cluster. Then sequential matching of additional features and shot lengths is done to find the most similar matching videos from the database.
This document discusses a modified pointwise shape-adaptive discrete cosine transform (SA-DCT) algorithm for deblocking block-DCT compressed images. The key points are:
1) The original pointwise SA-DCT method uses a constant DCT threshold coefficient. The proposed modified method uses an adaptive DCT threshold coefficient instead.
2) The adaptive DCT threshold coefficient is determined based on the mean squared error and maximum absolute difference of the image, related to the quantization table values.
3) Experiments show the proposed modified pointwise SA-DCT method achieves improved deblocking performance over the original method.
Performance Analysis of Digital Watermarking Of Video in the Spatial Domainpaperpublications3
Β
Abstract:In this paper, we have suggested the spatial domain method for the digital video watermarking for both visible and invisible watermarks. The methods are used for the copyright protection as well as proof of ownership. In this paper we first extracted the frames from the video and then used spatial domain characteristics of the frames where we directly worked on the pixel value of the frame according to the watermark and calculated different parameters.
Keywords:Digital video watermarking, copyright protection, spatial domain watermarking, Least Significant bit substitution.
This document discusses different techniques for digital image watermarking, including in the spatial and frequency domains. It provides an overview of watermarking concepts and applications. It then describes two watermarking algorithms - one that embeds watermarks in the spatial domain by modifying pixel intensities in selected image blocks, and another that embeds watermarks in the wavelet domain by modifying selected wavelet coefficients. Both algorithms are described step-by-step and include watermark insertion and extraction procedures. Results are provided showing the performance of the algorithms under different attacks in terms of normalized cross-correlation between the original and extracted watermarks.
A Survey and Comparative Study on Video Watermarking Techniques with Referenc...IJERA Editor
Β
This document summarizes and compares various video watermarking techniques with a focus on their applicability to mobile devices. It first defines key properties of video watermarking like imperceptibility, robustness, capacity, security, and computational cost. It then classifies watermarking techniques into spatial domain, frequency domain, and spatio-frequency domain methods. Popular techniques discussed include DCT, DWT, SVD. The document surveys several proposed video watermarking methods and compares them based on robustness, imperceptibility, payload, and time complexity. It also surveys methods specifically designed for mobile devices, discussing challenges like limited resources and evaluating algorithms based on their energy and performance on mobile.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER)ijceronline
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The document describes a Simulink model for splitting real-time video/images into four blocks in real-time. The model takes in an RGB video, splits it into four 128x128 blocks using a submatrix block, resizes the blocks back to the original resolution, and displays each block on a separate screen. The model is implemented using various Simulink blocks like resize, color space conversion, matrix concatenation, and submatrix selection to split, process, and display the video/image in real-time across multiple screens.
Texture Classification based on Gabor Wavelet IJORCS
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This paper presents the comparison of Texture classification algorithms based on Gabor Wavelets. The focus of this paper is on feature extraction scheme for texture classification. The texture feature for an image can be classified using texture descriptors. In this paper we have used Homogeneous texture descriptor that uses Gabor Wavelets concept. For texture classification, we have used online texture database that is Brodatzβs database and three advanced well known classifiers: Support Vector Machine, K-nearest neighbor method and decision tree induction method. The results shows that classification using Support vector machines gives better results as compare to the other classifiers. It can accurately discriminate between a testing image data and training data.
The document describes the Lightspeed Automatic Interactive Lighting Preview System. It aims to provide fast feedback for lighting design by precomputing a deep framebuffer cache of scene properties like normals and textures, and reevaluating shading on the GPU based on new lighting parameters. Key components include automatic program analysis to separate static and dynamic shader code, deep framebuffer generation from the preprocessed scene, and a GPU-based relighting engine to interactively preview lighting changes at high quality.
Digital video watermarking using modified lsb and dct techniqueeSAT Publishing House
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IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
This document discusses data analysis techniques for refraction tomography including data conversion, signal killing, picking approaches, and model geometry. It provides instructions on installing picking software, naming converted data files sequentially, fixing header sizes, deleting unwanted traces based on component, and approaches for manual and automated first break picking. Examples of clear seismic records that make first arrival picking easy are also shown.
This document analyzes stresses in a rotating circular disc with a central hole and symmetrical array of non-central holes using finite element analysis. It investigates the effect of geometric parameters such as R2/R1 ratio of inner to outer disc radius, d/2R1 ratio of hole diameter to disc radius, Rb/(R2-R1) ratio of pitch circle radius to annular width, and number of holes N. Stress concentration factors are derived for these parameters. As number of holes increases, the stress concentration factor decreases. Results are verified against analytical solutions. Contour plots show highest stresses occur near holes.
The document presents a method for solving fuzzy assignment problems using triangular and trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. It formulates the fuzzy assignment problem into a crisp linear programming problem that can be solved using the Hungarian method. The paper also uses Robust's ranking method to transform fuzzy costs into crisp values, allowing conventional solution methods to be applied. It aims to provide a more realistic approach to assignment problems by considering costs as fuzzy numbers rather than deterministic values.
This document summarizes a study on the generalized thermoelastic problem of a semi-infinite thin rod subjected to a step in strain. The study obtained solutions for temperature distribution, strain, and stress for small time values using the Laplace transform method. The study formulated the problem using the equations of motion, energy, and constitutive relations for an isotropic linear elastic solid. Non-dimensional variables were introduced to simplify the governing equations.
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This document discusses dispersion compensation techniques for optical code division multiple access (OCDMA) systems using dispersion compensation fiber (DCF) and fiber gratings. It compares the performance of an 8-user OCDMA system using DCF versus fiber gratings. The results show that DCF more effectively compensates for dispersion, as evidenced by a lower bit error rate and higher Q factor, making it a better dispersion compensation method for OCDMA systems compared to fiber gratings.
IJERA (International journal of Engineering Research and Applications) is International online, ... peer reviewed journal. For more detail or submit your article, please visit www.ijera.com
This document summarizes a research paper on a GSM-based power meter reading and control system. The system uses GSM technology to remotely read electricity meter readings and send the readings to users and the electricity department via SMS. It also allows remote control of power to appliances to reduce unnecessary power consumption. The system takes meter readings daily and sends them to the electricity billing system to generate accurate monthly bills without human errors. The hardware and software designs are presented along with block diagrams of the meter-side and server-side systems. The research aims to automate energy billing and enable remote power monitoring and control.
This document proposes integrating iris recognition with RFID cards to develop a high-security access environment. It discusses:
1) How iris recognition works, including iris segmentation, normalization, feature extraction using wavelets, and identification by comparing templates.
2) Details of the RFID card used, including its microcontroller and memory, and the design of an RFID card programmer.
3) The proposed method of integrating iris recognition by storing the extracted iris features and a signature in the RFID card, and comparing them during authentication.
4) Preliminary test results comparing combinations of wavelet coefficients to find the best approach. Performance metrics like reading time, writing time, and memory utilization are evaluated.
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Importance Of Frame Selection In Video Quality Assessment
M.T. Qadri*, J. Woods*, K.T. Tan** and M. Ghanbari*, Fellow IEEE
*School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, UK.
**School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore/
Abstract
Video sequences contains multiple frames The quality metric of each frame is first calculated
therefore their quality is estimated by determining using the frequency domain approach discussed in
individual quality metric of each frame then apply [9,10]. The full reference method is used and the
the temporal masking affect. However, the combined effect of blockiness and blurriness
integration of each frameβs quality metric into one distortion is considered. The very brief introduction
of the meter is discussed in section II.
score is very important because each video frame
has different spatial features hence have different In this work each video sequence consists of
quality metric. There are several methods more than 250 frames. It is more likely that each
available to combine the metric into one score like frame has different image quality metric as each
averaging, linear weighting, worst frames Frame has different spatial features and different
averaging etc. Taking the average of each frameβs amount of distortions. The objective video quality
score is not very useful as humans give more also depends upon the nature of motion in the
attention to the worst values (most distorted sequence. The nature and intensity of motion also
frame) while rating their values. In this paper we varies in different video sequences therefore the
evaluated the performance of different integration standard deviation of the motion metrics are also used
methods and a different approach is proposed in motion estimation.
The main contribution of this work is to develop
which includes the average of worst selected
frames which is discussed in later sections. The the method to combine the quality metric of each
work is tested on LIVE video database which frame into a single value for a video sequence. Next
consists of 40 video sequences. They have provided section briefly discusses the method for image quality
the mean opinion scores for each video with the estimation. Section III compares different methods
database. The correlation coefficient of 88.21% is for integrating the quality metric. Section IV
achieved when tested with the best model highlights the best method of integration with some
designed. results and finally section V concludes the paper
followed by references used in the work.
Keywords- Frame Selection, motion vectors,
Objective Video Quality Meters, Full Reference II. AN OVERVIEW OF IMAGE QUALITY
meters. ESTIMATION
I. INTRODUCTION The Full Reference image quality meter which
was designed in [10] is used to determine the quality
Due to compression of images and videos, the of each frame of a video sequence. Blockiness and
quality degrades and the distortion starts to appear. blurriness are the main dominant distortions
There are many image and video quality meters [1-8] considered in the work. They are estimated in
exists. The technique used for video quality frequency domain. The method includes the edge
assessment involves the extraction of each frame detection of both reference and coded images to
from a video sequence and quantifying the quality of determine the spatial activity of the images. Then
each frame individually. Then these individual edge cancellation process is applied to cancel sharp
quality metrics are combined into a single quality luminance edges and it leaves only edges due to
metric for a complete video sequence before applying distortion. Then the frequency domain analysis is
the temporal masking affect. The commonly used applied and the ratio of harmonics to other ac
integration techniques include averaging or coefficients is calculated for blockiness estimation.
weighting. The fact is that the observer gives more For blurriness artifact, the ac coefficients of the coded
importance to the worst incidents and they use their and reference images are compared as the fact that
worst experiences while rating the quality. blurriness reduces the sharpness of a image by
eliminating the high frequency coefficients. The
meter is briefly explained in figure below.
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1 π=πβ1
πΌππ π΄π£ = π π=0 πΌππ πππ π πππππ ____A
Reference Picture Coded Picture
YR(x,y) YC(x,y)
Where, βNβ is the total number of frames in
Edge Detection Edge Detection each video, βnβ is the individual frame number and
GC(x,y) - GC(x,y)
πΌππ πππ π πππππ is the individual image quality score
of each frame. Due to the fact that every frame might
have different distortion levels, therefore their simple
Spatial Masking Gec average might not be so useful. It is fact that viewers
give more importance to the worst incidents or
GM
sometimes they rate the quality by watching recent
scenes because the video may consists of many
Edge Cancelled Masked Gradient Image frames. Therefore simple averaging technique may
not be efficient for longer video sequences. The
method is tested on LIVE database [11] for video
Block Processing sequence which consists of 40 different video
Frequency sequences with 250 to 500 frames in each video.
Domain Analysis
for FR Meter
They have provided the Mean Opinion Scores (MOS)
Fourier Analysis
of each video sequence. The correlation coefficient of
67% is obtained with using averaging method.
Calculation of harmonics to other ac B. Linear Weighting
coefficients ratio
Normally video sequences have many
frames (250-500 in our case), it is observed that the
users give more importance to the frames they
Full Reference Distortion Index
watched recently while marking their observations
which is called recency effect. Considering this
human behavior, the objective scores are weighted
Fig 1. Overview of full reference distortion meter. using a linear function. We gave more importance to
the recent frames as compared with the ones appeared
The above full reference quality meter is earlier. The linear weighting function is described as
used to determine the image quality of each frame of below.
a video sequence. The next section discusses different 1 π=πβ1
methods of integrating quality metric. πΌππ πΏππ .ππππ ππ‘ππ = π=0 ππ π . πΌππ πππ π πππππ __B
πΎ1
(1βπ₯)
III. METHODS TO INTERGADE IMAGE QUALITY Where ππ π = (πβ1) π + π₯ , is the
METRIC weighting function, which is controlled by the
parameter βxβ. The recency effect decreases by
Each video sequence has many frames increasing the value of βxβ. The value βπΎ1β is the
which need to be processed individually for quality scaling factor to keep the weighting factor under 1.0,
estimation of each frame. The quality metric for each πβ1 (π₯+1)
frame is then integrated in the end for single quality its value is equal toπ1 = 2
. The method is
metric for that video sequence. The integration of tested on LIVE video database [11] and the
quality metric of each frame into a single value is correlation coefficient of 70.58% is obtained.
very important and can be done by many ways. This
section discusses different approaches which can be C. Minkowski Summation
used for integration. The linear weighting depends upon the
It is more likely that most of the frames in temporal location of the frame in video sequence
any video sequence has different spatial features and therefore it may not be strong enough to manipulate
therefore has different distortion levels which results the recency effect. Form experiments, it is observed
in different quality metric for each frame. Few that location of frame is not much important as
different methods to integrate these scores are compared with the peak intensity of the distortion.
explored in this work which are discussed below. The observers are more influenced by few strong
stimuli during the rating of their subjective scores.
A. Averaging For this purpose Minkowski summation is used
It is the easiest method to integrate the which enhances the significance of outstanding
image quality metrics by simply taking the average of events. The degree of enhancement is controlled by
all individual frame values as described in equation the parameter βxβ. For larger value of βxβ, the strong
below. stimuli become more dominant in the final score. The
equation for Minkowski summation is given below.
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1/π₯
πΌππ ππππ . =
1 π=πβ1
(πΌππ πππ π πππππ )π₯ __C the sequence has moving background like train
π π’π π π=0
passing through the field, then there will be more
variations in the standard deviation of its motion
The correlation coefficient of 73.68% is vectors as shown in figure below.
achieved after testing the model on LIVE video
database.
D. Worst Samples Averaging
This is another method to enhance the
significant events by only considering the worst
values of the objective scores within the video
sequence. All objective scores of each frame are
arranged in descending order (by considering the
distortion level) and the average of first βxβ frames is
taken as the quality metric. This is explained is
equation below.
1
πΌππ π€πππ π‘ = π₯ π=πβ1 πΌππ π πππ‘ππ ____D
π=0
Where, πΌππ π πππ‘ππ are the sorted objective Fig 3. Sequence 2, train travelling across field
scores of each frame. They are arranged in The above two figures conclude that the
descending order and its first value will be the worst average of worst values of motion vectors and the
quality frame of the sequence. The correlation standard deviation of all motion vectors in each frame
coefficient of 84.98% is achieved using the worst both are very useful in estimation the video quality
sample averaging. accurately. The ratio of mean motion vectors to the
standard deviation is used in this research to
E. Worst Samples Averaging with Standard determine the video quality metrics. The parameter is
Deviation tested on LIVE video database [11] and the
The quality metrics also depend upon the correlation coefficient of 88.21% is found.
contents of the video sequence. Some video The table below summarizes the results obtained
sequences have very large motion vectors with less so far using above techniques.
standard deviation like camera moving across trees or
in other detailed areas. On other side, if a sequence Table1 Results of different integrating functions.
has moving background with static objects in
foreground like train travelling in a field, then there Where, π π is the integrated score of each sequence
will be less variations in motion vectors as compared and π π is the quality score of each frame. The
with their standard deviation. Therefore, the parameters ππ , π₯ and Std are explained in above
uniformity of motion in video sequence is also very sections.
important for quality estimation. The figures below
discuss the motion estimation of two different types Integrating Integrated Scores Correlation
Function Coefficient
of video sequences.
Averaging 1 π=πβ1 67%
ππ = π π=0 ππ
Linear ππ = 70.58%
Weighting 1 π=πβ1
π=0 ππ π . π π
πΎ1
Minkowski ππ = 73.68%
Summation 1 1/π₯
π=πβ1
π π=0 (π π ) π₯
Worst Samples 1 π=πβ1 84.98%
π πβ = π=0 ππ ,
π₯
Averaging
sort in descending
order first.
Worst Samples π π = π πβ ./ππ‘π πππππ 88.21%
with Standard
Deviation
Fig 2. Sequence 1 with camera panning across The below section discusses how to select
trees. window size for worst motion vectors frames.
It can be seen from figure 2 that the
sequence has large variations in motion vectors of IV. WINDOW SELECTION OF WORST QUALITY
each frame but has very little variations in standard FRAMES
deviation because the video sequence contains the While rating the quality of video sequences,
movement of camera across trees. On other side, if the users give more importance to the worst quality
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The simplest method includes averaging of each
[9] M.T.Qadri, K.T.Tan and M.Ghanbari,
frameβs metric but as humans give more importance
βFrequency Domain Blockiness
to the worst values, as seen from figure 3, therefore
Measurement for Image Quality
the frames with good quality metric can be ignored.
Assessmentβ, International Conference on
Therefore the quality of video sequence can be
Computer Technology and Development
estimated by only considering worst quality frames.
(ICCTD 2010), pp. 282-285, Cairo, Egypt,
Another important result for this work is that the
2010
motion vectors are itself not enough for quantifying
[10] M.T.Qadri, K.T.Tan and M.Ghanbari,
the quality metric as different sequences have
βFrequency Domain Blockiness and
different intensity and uniformity of motion. For this
Blurriness Meter for Image Quality
purpose the standard deviation of the motion vectors
Assessment, International Journal of Image
are also used for the motion estimation. The meter is
Processing (IJIP), Volume (5) Issue (3), July
tested on LIVE video database [11] which consists on
2011.
40 different video sequences with their MOS
[11] LIVE video database for subjective video
provided. The Pearsons correlation of 88.21% is
scores,
achieved using the above quality meter approach.
http://live.ece.utexas.edu/research/quality/liv
e_video.html
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