here it introduces an efficient multi-resolution watermarking methodology for copyright protection of digital images. By adapting the watermark signal to the wavelet coefficients, the proposed method is highly image adaptive and the watermark signal can be strengthen in the most significant parts of the image. As this property also increases the watermark visibility, usage of the human visual system is incorporated to prevent perceptual visibility of embedded watermark signal. Experimental results show that the proposed system preserves the image quality and is vulnerable against most common image processing distortions. Furthermore, the hierarchical nature of wavelet transform allows for detection of watermark at various resolutions, resulting in reduction of the computational load needed for watermark detection based on the noise level. The performance of the proposed system is shown to be superior to that of other available schemes reported in the literature.
Abstract: The increasing amount of applications using digital multimedia technologies has accentuated the need to provide copyright protection to multimedia data. This paper reviews one of the data hiding techniques - digital image watermarking. Through this paper we will explore some basic concepts of digital image watermarking techniques.Two different methods of digital image watermarking namely spatial domain watermarking and transform domain watermarking are briefly discussed in this paper. Furthermore, two different algorithms for a digital image watermarking have also been discussed. Also the comparision between the different algorithms,tests performed for the robustness and the applications of the digital image watermarking have also been discussed.
Comparison of Wavelet Watermarking Method With & without Estimator Approachijsrd.com
1. The document compares a wavelet watermarking method with and without an estimator approach for improving robustness against noise attacks.
2. Using an M-estimator at extraction improves imperceptibility and robustness by estimating and rejecting outlier pixels caused by noise.
3. Statistical analysis on watermarked images subjected to noise attacks shows the estimator approach reduces MSE and increases PSNR and correlation, indicating superior extraction quality compared to the standard wavelet method without estimator.
This document discusses an enhanced technique for secure and reliable watermarking using Modified Haar Wavelet Transform (MFHWT). The proposed technique embeds a watermark into an original image using discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and wavelet packet transform (WPT) according to the size of the watermark. MFHWT is a memory efficient, fast, and simple transform. The watermarking process involves embedding and extraction processes. Various watermarking techniques in different transform domains are discussed, including DWT and WPT. The proposed algorithm uses MFHWT for decomposition and reconstruction. Image quality is measured using metrics like MSE and PSNR, with higher PSNR indicating better quality. The technique achieves robustness
High Speed and Area Efficient 2D DWT Processor Based Image Compressionsipij
The document describes a proposed high speed and area efficient 2D discrete wavelet transform (DWT) processor design for image compression applications implemented on FPGAs. The design uses a pipelined partially serial architecture to enhance speed while optimally utilizing FPGA resources. Simulation results show the design operating at 231MHz on a Spartan 3 FPGA, a 15% improvement over alternative designs. Resource utilization and speed are improved compared to previous implementations through the optimized DWT processor architecture and FPGA platform choice.
Image Authentication Using Digital Watermarkingijceronline
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER) is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with IJCER standards for integrity and objectivity.
This document summarizes a presentation on wavelet based image compression. It begins with an introduction to image compression, describing why it is needed and common techniques like lossy and lossless compression. It then discusses wavelet transforms and how they are applied to image compression. Several research papers on wavelet compression techniques are reviewed and key advantages like higher compression ratios while maintaining image quality are highlighted. Applications of wavelet compression in areas like biomedicine and multimedia are presented before concluding with references.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Abstract: The increasing amount of applications using digital multimedia technologies has accentuated the need to provide copyright protection to multimedia data. This paper reviews one of the data hiding techniques - digital image watermarking. Through this paper we will explore some basic concepts of digital image watermarking techniques.Two different methods of digital image watermarking namely spatial domain watermarking and transform domain watermarking are briefly discussed in this paper. Furthermore, two different algorithms for a digital image watermarking have also been discussed. Also the comparision between the different algorithms,tests performed for the robustness and the applications of the digital image watermarking have also been discussed.
Comparison of Wavelet Watermarking Method With & without Estimator Approachijsrd.com
1. The document compares a wavelet watermarking method with and without an estimator approach for improving robustness against noise attacks.
2. Using an M-estimator at extraction improves imperceptibility and robustness by estimating and rejecting outlier pixels caused by noise.
3. Statistical analysis on watermarked images subjected to noise attacks shows the estimator approach reduces MSE and increases PSNR and correlation, indicating superior extraction quality compared to the standard wavelet method without estimator.
This document discusses an enhanced technique for secure and reliable watermarking using Modified Haar Wavelet Transform (MFHWT). The proposed technique embeds a watermark into an original image using discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and wavelet packet transform (WPT) according to the size of the watermark. MFHWT is a memory efficient, fast, and simple transform. The watermarking process involves embedding and extraction processes. Various watermarking techniques in different transform domains are discussed, including DWT and WPT. The proposed algorithm uses MFHWT for decomposition and reconstruction. Image quality is measured using metrics like MSE and PSNR, with higher PSNR indicating better quality. The technique achieves robustness
High Speed and Area Efficient 2D DWT Processor Based Image Compressionsipij
The document describes a proposed high speed and area efficient 2D discrete wavelet transform (DWT) processor design for image compression applications implemented on FPGAs. The design uses a pipelined partially serial architecture to enhance speed while optimally utilizing FPGA resources. Simulation results show the design operating at 231MHz on a Spartan 3 FPGA, a 15% improvement over alternative designs. Resource utilization and speed are improved compared to previous implementations through the optimized DWT processor architecture and FPGA platform choice.
Image Authentication Using Digital Watermarkingijceronline
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER) is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with IJCER standards for integrity and objectivity.
This document summarizes a presentation on wavelet based image compression. It begins with an introduction to image compression, describing why it is needed and common techniques like lossy and lossless compression. It then discusses wavelet transforms and how they are applied to image compression. Several research papers on wavelet compression techniques are reviewed and key advantages like higher compression ratios while maintaining image quality are highlighted. Applications of wavelet compression in areas like biomedicine and multimedia are presented before concluding with references.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Ijaems apr-2016-30 Digital Audio Watermarking using EMD for Voice Message Enc...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Several accurate watermarking methods for image watermarking have being suggested and implemented to secure various forms of digital data, images and videos however, very few algorithms are proposed for audio watermarking. This is also because human audio system has dynamic range which is wider in comparison with human vision system. In this paper, a new audio watermarking algorithm for voice message encryption based on Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) is introduced. The audio signal is divided into frames and each frame is then decomposed adaptively, by EMD, into intrinsic oscillatory components called Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs). The watermark, which is the secret message that is to be sent, along with the synchronization codes are embedded into the extrema of the last IMF, a low frequency mode stable under different attacks and preserving the perceptual quality of the host signal. Based on exhaustive simulations, we show the robustness of the hidden watermark for audio compression, false decryption, re-quantization, resampling. The comparison analysis shows that our method has better performance than other steganography schemes recently reported.
Video Denoising using Transform Domain MethodIRJET Journal
This document presents a proposed method for video denoising using dictionary learning and transform domain techniques. It begins with an abstract describing how traditional video denoising models based on Gaussian noise do not account for real-world noise sources. The proposed method then learns basis functions adaptively from input video frames using dictionary learning, providing a sparse representation. Hard thresholding is applied in the transform domain to compute denoised frames. Experimental results on standard test videos show the method achieves competitive performance compared to other approaches in terms of peak signal-to-noise ratio.
Thesis on Image compression by Manish MystManish Myst
The document discusses using neural networks for image compression. It describes how previous neural network methods divided images into blocks and achieved limited compression. The proposed method applies edge detection, thresholding, and thinning to images first to reduce their size. It then uses a single-hidden layer feedforward neural network with an adaptive number of hidden neurons based on the image's distinct gray levels. The network is trained to compress the preprocessed image block and reconstruct the original image at the receiving end. This adaptive approach aims to achieve higher compression ratios than previous neural network methods.
The embedding of a digital signature, or tag data is carried out in the frequency domain. The
high frequency varieties are chosen by any LH and HL in the wavelet domain which are to be
applicable in DCT. Coefficients are changed mid-frequency DCT coefficients such transactions by a
low frequency of the watermark to be embedded. Watermark can be recovered from the video by
selecting a random watermark of any reference framework. The proposed techniques are more
secure, robust and are efficient due to the use of static DCT. Watermark techniques uses a bands HL
and LH for adding watermark where the movement does not impact the quality the extracted
watermark until if the video displays for different types of malware attacks.
In this work we have taken three video watermarking techniques i.e. BIT GET (spatial),
DWT, DCT and one video formats ie.MPEG video to perform a comparative analysis of different
techniques using single video formats, to obtain the best performing technique for video
watermarking. Such that to increase robustness of the video and decrease the embedding time
This document discusses wavelet transforms and fast wavelet transforms for image compression. It provides background on discrete wavelet transforms (DWT) and fast wavelet transforms. DWT is useful for image compression because it concentrates image energy into low-frequency coefficients. Compression is achieved by quantizing coefficients, prioritizing low-frequency ones. Popular image compression techniques like JPEG2000 use DWT. Fast wavelet transforms like Mallat's algorithm allow faster image analysis than DWT. The document reviews various image compression techniques and their performance in terms of compression ratio and image quality.
This document presents a redundant wavelet transform based method for single image super resolution. The proposed method decomposes a low resolution input image into subbands using redundant wavelet transform. The subbands are then interpolated using bicubic interpolation. Inverse redundant wavelet transform is applied to the interpolated subbands to generate the high resolution output image. The method is tested on various standard test images and wavelet types. Results show the proposed method achieves higher peak signal-to-noise ratios compared to conventional interpolation and discrete wavelet transform based super resolution methods.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
A High Performance Modified SPIHT for Scalable Image CompressionCSCJournals
In this paper, we present a novel extension technique to the Set Partitioning in Hierarchical Trees (SPIHT) based image compression with spatial scalability. The present modification and the preprocessing techniques provide significantly better quality (both subjectively and objectively) reconstruction at the decoder with little additional computational complexity. There are two proposals for this paper. Firstly, we propose a pre-processing scheme, called Zero-Shifting, that brings the spatial values in signed integer range without changing the dynamic ranges, so that the transformed coefficient calculation becomes more consistent. For that reason, we have to modify the initialization step of the SPIHT algorithms. The experiments demonstrate a significant improvement in visual quality and faster encoding and decoding than the original one. Secondly, we incorporate the idea to facilitate resolution scalable decoding (not incorporated in original SPIHT) by rearranging the order of the encoded output bit stream. During the sorting pass of the SPIHT algorithm, we model the transformed coefficient based on the probability of significance, at a fixed threshold of the offspring. Calling it a fixed context model and generating a Huffman code for each context, we achieve comparable compression efficiency to that of arithmetic coder, but with much less computational complexity and processing time. As far as objective quality assessment of the reconstructed image is concerned, we have compared our results with popular Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) and with Structural Similarity Index (SSIM). Both these metrics show that our proposed work is an improvement over the original one.
IMAGE COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION SYSTEMVishesh Banga
Image compression is the application of Data compression on digital images. In effect, the objective is to reduce redundancy of the image data in order to be able to store or transmit data in an efficient form.
IRJET- Forensic Detection of Inverse Tone Mapping in HDR ImagesIRJET Journal
This document summarizes research on detecting manipulated high dynamic range (HDR) images through forensic analysis. It proposes a method to differentiate between HDR images created from multiple low dynamic range (LDR) images versus those created from a single LDR image using inverse tone mapping. For each type of HDR image, a Gaussian mixture model is learned and an HDR image forensic feature is constructed based on calculating Fisher scores. Experimental results show the proposed method efficiently classifies HDR images and image blocks as being created from multiple LDR images or a single LDR image, for three inverse tone mapping methods.
A New Technique to Digital Image Watermarking Using DWT for Real Time Applica...IJERA Editor
Digital watermarking is an essential technique to add hidden copyright notices or secret messages to digital audio, image, or image forms. In this paper we introduce a new approach for digital image watermarking for real time applications. We have successfully implemented the digital watermarking technique on digital images based on 2-level Discrete Wavelet Transform and compared the performance of the proposed method with Level-1 and Level-2 and Level-3 Discrete Wavelet Transform using the parameter peak signal to noise ratio. To make the watermark robust and to preserve visual significant information a 2-Level Discrete wavelet transform used as transformation domain for both secret image and original image. The watermark is embedded in the original image using Alpha blending technique and implemented using Matlab Simulink.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Image compression techniques by using wavelet transformAlexander Decker
This document discusses image compression techniques using wavelet transforms. It begins with an introduction to image compression and discusses lossless and lossy compression methods. It then focuses on wavelet transforms, which decompose images into different frequency components, allowing for better compression. The document describes how wavelet-based compression avoids blocking artifacts seen in other methods like DCT. It details an image compression program called MinImage that implements various wavelet types and the embedded zerotree wavelet coding algorithm to achieve good compression ratios while maintaining image quality. In conclusion, wavelet transforms combined with entropy coding provide effective lossy compression of digital images.
Lossy Compression Using Stationary Wavelet Transform and Vector QuantizationOmar Ghazi
This document is a thesis submitted by Omar Ghazi Abbood Khukre to the Department of Information Technology at Alexandria University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master's degree in Information Technology. The thesis proposes a lossy image compression approach using Stationary Wavelet Transform and Vector Quantization. It includes acknowledgments, an abstract, table of contents, list of figures/tables, and chapters on introduction, background/literature review, the proposed lossy compression method, experiments and results analysis, and conclusion.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
This paper proposes a method for image denoising using wavelet thresholding while preserving edge information. It first detects edges in the noisy image using Canny edge detection. It then applies a wavelet transform and thresholds the coefficients, preserving values near detected edges. Two thresholding methods are discussed: Visushrink for sparse images and Sureshrink for others. The inverse wavelet transform is applied to obtain the denoised image with preserved edges. The goal is to remove noise while maintaining important image features like edges. The method is described to provide better denoising than alternatives that oversmooth edges.
MULTI WAVELET BASED IMAGE COMPRESSION FOR TELE MEDICAL APPLICATIONprj_publication
Analysis and compression of medical image is an important area of biomedical
engineering. Analysis of medical image and data compression are rapidly evolving field with
growing applications in the teleradiology, Bio-medical, tele-medicine and medical data
analysis. Wavelet based techniques are latest development in the field of medical image
compression. The ROI must be compressed by a Lossless or a near lossless compression
algorithm. Wavelet based techniques are most recent growth in the area of medical image
compression.
Wavelet multi-resolution decomposition of images has shown its efficiency in many
image processing areas and specifically in compression. Transformed coefficients are
obtained by expanding a signal on a wavelet basis. The transformed signal is a different
representation of the same underlying data. Such representation is efficient if a relevant part
of the original information is found in a relative small number of coefficients. In this sense,
wavelets are near optimal bases for a wide class of signals with some smoothness, which is
the reason for compression.
Keywords: Image compression, Integer Multiwavelet Transform.
1. INTRODUCTION
Image Compression is used to reduce the number of bits required to represent an
image or a video sequence. A Compression algorithm takes an input X and generates
compressed information that requires fewer bits. The Decompression algorithm reconstructs
the compressed information and gives the original.
A compression of medical image is an important area of biomedical and telemedici
This document discusses a proposed approach for multi-focus image fusion using a discrete cosine wavelet sharpness criterion. Multi-focus image fusion combines information from multiple images of the same scene to produce an "all-in-focus" image. The proposed approach uses a discrete cosine transform to calculate sharpness values for sub-blocks of the input images and selects the sharpest sub-blocks to include in the fused image. Experimental results on images of a clock, bottle, and book show the discrete cosine wavelet criterion produces fused images with higher quality than a bilateral gradient-based sharpness criterion, as measured by mutual information metrics.
Deep Learning Based Voice Activity Detection and Speech EnhancementNAVER Engineering
The document summarizes speech recognition front-end technologies including voice activity detection (VAD) and speech enhancement. It discusses conventional signal processing based approaches and more recent deep learning based methods. For VAD, it describes adaptive context attention models that can dynamically adjust the context used based on noise type and SNR. For speech enhancement, it proposes a two-step neural network approach consisting of a prior network that makes multiple predictions from noisy features and a post network that combines these using a boosting method to produce enhanced features, allowing end-to-end training without an explicit masking step. The approach aims to better exploit neural network modeling power while reducing computation cost compared to conventional methods or single-step deep learning frameworks.
This document discusses an enhanced technique for secure and reliable watermarking using Modified Haar Wavelet Transform (MFHWT). The proposed technique embeds a watermark into an original image using discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and wavelet packet transform (WPT) according to the size of the watermark. MFHWT is a memory efficient, fast, and simple transform. The watermarking process involves embedding and extraction processes. Various watermarking techniques in different transform domains are discussed, including DWT and WPT. The proposed algorithm uses MFHWT for decomposition and reconstruction. Image quality is measured using metrics like MSE and PSNR, with higher PSNR indicating better quality. The technique achieves robustness
A novel attack detection technique to find attack in watermarked images with ...prjpublications
The document describes a novel technique for detecting attacks on watermarked images. The technique uses Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) and RGB color intensity values to analyze differences between an original watermarked image and a tested watermarked image. If the PSNR value is above a threshold, the images are considered identical. Otherwise, RGB intensity levels are compared. A match suggests no attack, while a mismatch identifies an attacked image and the type of attack applied. The technique is demonstrated by hiding data in an image, applying attacks, and correctly detecting the attacks based on PSNR and RGB analyses. Evaluation shows the approach effectively identifies various watermark attacks.
IOSR Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering(IOSR-JECE) is an open access international journal that provides rapid publication (within a month) of articles in all areas of electronics and communication engineering and its applications. The journal welcomes publications of high quality papers on theoretical developments and practical applications in electronics and communication engineering. Original research papers, state-of-the-art reviews, and high quality technical notes are invited for publications.
Ijaems apr-2016-30 Digital Audio Watermarking using EMD for Voice Message Enc...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Several accurate watermarking methods for image watermarking have being suggested and implemented to secure various forms of digital data, images and videos however, very few algorithms are proposed for audio watermarking. This is also because human audio system has dynamic range which is wider in comparison with human vision system. In this paper, a new audio watermarking algorithm for voice message encryption based on Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) is introduced. The audio signal is divided into frames and each frame is then decomposed adaptively, by EMD, into intrinsic oscillatory components called Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs). The watermark, which is the secret message that is to be sent, along with the synchronization codes are embedded into the extrema of the last IMF, a low frequency mode stable under different attacks and preserving the perceptual quality of the host signal. Based on exhaustive simulations, we show the robustness of the hidden watermark for audio compression, false decryption, re-quantization, resampling. The comparison analysis shows that our method has better performance than other steganography schemes recently reported.
Video Denoising using Transform Domain MethodIRJET Journal
This document presents a proposed method for video denoising using dictionary learning and transform domain techniques. It begins with an abstract describing how traditional video denoising models based on Gaussian noise do not account for real-world noise sources. The proposed method then learns basis functions adaptively from input video frames using dictionary learning, providing a sparse representation. Hard thresholding is applied in the transform domain to compute denoised frames. Experimental results on standard test videos show the method achieves competitive performance compared to other approaches in terms of peak signal-to-noise ratio.
Thesis on Image compression by Manish MystManish Myst
The document discusses using neural networks for image compression. It describes how previous neural network methods divided images into blocks and achieved limited compression. The proposed method applies edge detection, thresholding, and thinning to images first to reduce their size. It then uses a single-hidden layer feedforward neural network with an adaptive number of hidden neurons based on the image's distinct gray levels. The network is trained to compress the preprocessed image block and reconstruct the original image at the receiving end. This adaptive approach aims to achieve higher compression ratios than previous neural network methods.
The embedding of a digital signature, or tag data is carried out in the frequency domain. The
high frequency varieties are chosen by any LH and HL in the wavelet domain which are to be
applicable in DCT. Coefficients are changed mid-frequency DCT coefficients such transactions by a
low frequency of the watermark to be embedded. Watermark can be recovered from the video by
selecting a random watermark of any reference framework. The proposed techniques are more
secure, robust and are efficient due to the use of static DCT. Watermark techniques uses a bands HL
and LH for adding watermark where the movement does not impact the quality the extracted
watermark until if the video displays for different types of malware attacks.
In this work we have taken three video watermarking techniques i.e. BIT GET (spatial),
DWT, DCT and one video formats ie.MPEG video to perform a comparative analysis of different
techniques using single video formats, to obtain the best performing technique for video
watermarking. Such that to increase robustness of the video and decrease the embedding time
This document discusses wavelet transforms and fast wavelet transforms for image compression. It provides background on discrete wavelet transforms (DWT) and fast wavelet transforms. DWT is useful for image compression because it concentrates image energy into low-frequency coefficients. Compression is achieved by quantizing coefficients, prioritizing low-frequency ones. Popular image compression techniques like JPEG2000 use DWT. Fast wavelet transforms like Mallat's algorithm allow faster image analysis than DWT. The document reviews various image compression techniques and their performance in terms of compression ratio and image quality.
This document presents a redundant wavelet transform based method for single image super resolution. The proposed method decomposes a low resolution input image into subbands using redundant wavelet transform. The subbands are then interpolated using bicubic interpolation. Inverse redundant wavelet transform is applied to the interpolated subbands to generate the high resolution output image. The method is tested on various standard test images and wavelet types. Results show the proposed method achieves higher peak signal-to-noise ratios compared to conventional interpolation and discrete wavelet transform based super resolution methods.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
A High Performance Modified SPIHT for Scalable Image CompressionCSCJournals
In this paper, we present a novel extension technique to the Set Partitioning in Hierarchical Trees (SPIHT) based image compression with spatial scalability. The present modification and the preprocessing techniques provide significantly better quality (both subjectively and objectively) reconstruction at the decoder with little additional computational complexity. There are two proposals for this paper. Firstly, we propose a pre-processing scheme, called Zero-Shifting, that brings the spatial values in signed integer range without changing the dynamic ranges, so that the transformed coefficient calculation becomes more consistent. For that reason, we have to modify the initialization step of the SPIHT algorithms. The experiments demonstrate a significant improvement in visual quality and faster encoding and decoding than the original one. Secondly, we incorporate the idea to facilitate resolution scalable decoding (not incorporated in original SPIHT) by rearranging the order of the encoded output bit stream. During the sorting pass of the SPIHT algorithm, we model the transformed coefficient based on the probability of significance, at a fixed threshold of the offspring. Calling it a fixed context model and generating a Huffman code for each context, we achieve comparable compression efficiency to that of arithmetic coder, but with much less computational complexity and processing time. As far as objective quality assessment of the reconstructed image is concerned, we have compared our results with popular Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) and with Structural Similarity Index (SSIM). Both these metrics show that our proposed work is an improvement over the original one.
IMAGE COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION SYSTEMVishesh Banga
Image compression is the application of Data compression on digital images. In effect, the objective is to reduce redundancy of the image data in order to be able to store or transmit data in an efficient form.
IRJET- Forensic Detection of Inverse Tone Mapping in HDR ImagesIRJET Journal
This document summarizes research on detecting manipulated high dynamic range (HDR) images through forensic analysis. It proposes a method to differentiate between HDR images created from multiple low dynamic range (LDR) images versus those created from a single LDR image using inverse tone mapping. For each type of HDR image, a Gaussian mixture model is learned and an HDR image forensic feature is constructed based on calculating Fisher scores. Experimental results show the proposed method efficiently classifies HDR images and image blocks as being created from multiple LDR images or a single LDR image, for three inverse tone mapping methods.
A New Technique to Digital Image Watermarking Using DWT for Real Time Applica...IJERA Editor
Digital watermarking is an essential technique to add hidden copyright notices or secret messages to digital audio, image, or image forms. In this paper we introduce a new approach for digital image watermarking for real time applications. We have successfully implemented the digital watermarking technique on digital images based on 2-level Discrete Wavelet Transform and compared the performance of the proposed method with Level-1 and Level-2 and Level-3 Discrete Wavelet Transform using the parameter peak signal to noise ratio. To make the watermark robust and to preserve visual significant information a 2-Level Discrete wavelet transform used as transformation domain for both secret image and original image. The watermark is embedded in the original image using Alpha blending technique and implemented using Matlab Simulink.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Image compression techniques by using wavelet transformAlexander Decker
This document discusses image compression techniques using wavelet transforms. It begins with an introduction to image compression and discusses lossless and lossy compression methods. It then focuses on wavelet transforms, which decompose images into different frequency components, allowing for better compression. The document describes how wavelet-based compression avoids blocking artifacts seen in other methods like DCT. It details an image compression program called MinImage that implements various wavelet types and the embedded zerotree wavelet coding algorithm to achieve good compression ratios while maintaining image quality. In conclusion, wavelet transforms combined with entropy coding provide effective lossy compression of digital images.
Lossy Compression Using Stationary Wavelet Transform and Vector QuantizationOmar Ghazi
This document is a thesis submitted by Omar Ghazi Abbood Khukre to the Department of Information Technology at Alexandria University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master's degree in Information Technology. The thesis proposes a lossy image compression approach using Stationary Wavelet Transform and Vector Quantization. It includes acknowledgments, an abstract, table of contents, list of figures/tables, and chapters on introduction, background/literature review, the proposed lossy compression method, experiments and results analysis, and conclusion.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
This paper proposes a method for image denoising using wavelet thresholding while preserving edge information. It first detects edges in the noisy image using Canny edge detection. It then applies a wavelet transform and thresholds the coefficients, preserving values near detected edges. Two thresholding methods are discussed: Visushrink for sparse images and Sureshrink for others. The inverse wavelet transform is applied to obtain the denoised image with preserved edges. The goal is to remove noise while maintaining important image features like edges. The method is described to provide better denoising than alternatives that oversmooth edges.
MULTI WAVELET BASED IMAGE COMPRESSION FOR TELE MEDICAL APPLICATIONprj_publication
Analysis and compression of medical image is an important area of biomedical
engineering. Analysis of medical image and data compression are rapidly evolving field with
growing applications in the teleradiology, Bio-medical, tele-medicine and medical data
analysis. Wavelet based techniques are latest development in the field of medical image
compression. The ROI must be compressed by a Lossless or a near lossless compression
algorithm. Wavelet based techniques are most recent growth in the area of medical image
compression.
Wavelet multi-resolution decomposition of images has shown its efficiency in many
image processing areas and specifically in compression. Transformed coefficients are
obtained by expanding a signal on a wavelet basis. The transformed signal is a different
representation of the same underlying data. Such representation is efficient if a relevant part
of the original information is found in a relative small number of coefficients. In this sense,
wavelets are near optimal bases for a wide class of signals with some smoothness, which is
the reason for compression.
Keywords: Image compression, Integer Multiwavelet Transform.
1. INTRODUCTION
Image Compression is used to reduce the number of bits required to represent an
image or a video sequence. A Compression algorithm takes an input X and generates
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A novel attack detection technique to find attack in watermarked images with ...prjpublications
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One of the biggest and important issues in the video watermarking is the distortion and attacks. The attacks and distortion affect the digital watermarking. Watermarking is an embedding process. With the help of watermarking, we insert the data into the digital objects. There are few methods are available for authentication of data, securing/protection of data. The watermarking technique also provides the data security, copyright protection and authentication of the data. Watermarking provides a comfortable life to authorized users. In my proposed work, we are working on distorted watermarked video. The distortion is present on the watermarked video is rational 7 th and 8 th order distortion model. In this paper, firstly we are embedding the watermark information into the original video and after that work on the distortion model which may be come into the watermarked video. We are also calculating the PSNR (Peak signal to noise ratio), SSIM (Structural similarity index measure), Correlation, BER (Bit Error Rate) and MSE (Mean Square Error) parameters for distorted watermarked video. We are showing the relationship between correlation and SSIM with BER, MSE and PSNR.
Advance Digital Video Watermarking based on DWT-PCA for Copyright protectionIJERA Editor
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A review-on-digital-image-watermarking-techniquesEditor IJMTER
Due to the rapid expansion in internet technology copyright protection and data
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important field for copyrights of various electronic documents and media. A variety of
techniques have been proposed for copyright protection of digital images which include
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computerized substance. Data took care of on web and mixed media system framework is in advanced structure. Computerized watermarking is only the innovation in which there is inserting of different data in advanced substance, which we need to shield from illicit replicating. Computerized picture watermarking is concealing data in any structure (content, picture, sound and video) in unique picture without corrupting its perceptual quality. On the off chance that of Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), deterioration of the first picture is completed to insert the watermark. Moreover, if there should arise an occurrence of cross breed system (DWT-SVD) firstly picture is decayed by and after that watermark is installed in solitary qualities acquired by application of Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). DWT and SVD are utilized in combination to enhance the nature of watermarking. We have the procedures which are looked at on the premise of Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) esteem at various benefits of scaling component; high estimation of PSNR is coveted because it displays great intangibility of the strategy.
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These days, in every field there is gigantic utilization of computerized substance. Data took care of on web and mixed media system framework is in advanced structure. Computerized watermarking is only the innovation in which there is inserting of different data in advanced substance, which we need to shield from illicit replicating. Computerized picture watermarking is concealing data in any structure (content, picture, sound and video) in unique picture without corrupting its perceptual quality. On the off chance that of Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), deterioration of the first picture is completed to insert the watermark. Moreover, if there should arise an occurrence of cross breed system (DWT-SVD) firstly picture is decayed by and after that watermark is installed in solitary qualities acquired by application of Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). DWT and SVD are utilized in combination to enhance the nature of watermarking. We have the procedures which are looked at on the premise of Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) esteem at various benefits of scaling component; high estimation of PSNR is coveted because it displays great intangibility of the strategy.
ROBUST IMAGE WATERMARKING METHOD USING WAVELET TRANSFORMsipij
In this paper a robust watermarking method operating in the wavelet domain for grayscale digital imagesis developed. The method first acomputes the differences between the watermark and the HH1 sub-band ofthe cover image values and then embed these differences in one of the frequency sub-bands. The resultsshow that embedding the watermark in the LH1 sub-band gave the best results. The results were evaluatedusing the RMSE and the PSNR of both the original and the watermarked image. Although the watermarkwas recovered perfectly in the ideal case, the addition of Gaussian noise, or compression of the imageusing JPEG with quality less than 100 destroys the embedded watermark. Different experiments werecarried out to test the performance of the proposed method and good results were obtained.
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In this paper, an efficiently DWT-based watermarking technique is proposed to embed signatures in images to attest the owner identification and discourage the unauthorized copying. This paper deals with a fuzzy inference filter to choose the larger entropy of coefficients to embed watermarks. Unlike most previous watermarking frameworks which embedded watermarks in the larger coefficients of inner coarser subbands, the proposed technique is based on utilizing a context model and fuzzy inference filter by embedding watermarks in the larger-entropy coefficients of coarser DWT subbands. The proposed approaches allow us to embed adaptive casting degree of watermarks for transparency and robustness to the general image-processing attacks such as smoothing, sharpening, and JPEG compression. The approach has no need the original host image to extract watermarks. Our schemes have been shown to provide very good results in both image transparency and robustness.
Multiple Binary Images Watermarking in Spatial and Frequency Domainssipij
Editing, reproduction and distribution of the digital multimedia are becoming extremely easier and faster with the existence of the internet and the availability of pervasive and powerful multimedia tools. Digital watermarking has emerged as a possible method to tackle these issues. This paper proposes a scheme using which more data can be inserted into an image in different domains using different techniques. This increases the embedding capacity. Using the proposed scheme 24 binary images can be embedded in the DCT domain and 12 binary images can be embedded in the spatial domain using LSB substitution technique in a single RGB image. The proposed scheme also provides an extra level of security to the watermark image by scrambling the image before embedding it into the host image. Experimental results show that the proposed watermarking method results in almost invisible difference between the watermarked image and the original image and is also robust against various image processing attacks.
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This paper aims at developing a hybrid image watermarking algorithm which satisfies both
imperceptibility and robustness requirements. In order to achieve our objectives we have used
singular values of Wavelet Transformation’s HL and LH sub bands to embed watermark.
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secret embedding key is designed to securely embed the fragile watermarks so that the new
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watermark embedding algorithm. Experimental results are provided in terms of Peak signal to
noise ratio (PSNR), Normalized cross correlation (NCC) and gain factor to demonstrate the
effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. Image operations such as JPEG compression from
malicious image attacks and, thus, can be used for semi-fragile watermarking
This document presents an algorithm for imperceptibly embedding a DNA-encoded watermark into a color image for authentication purposes. It applies a multi-resolution discrete wavelet transform to decompose the image. The watermark, encoded into DNA nucleotides, is then embedded into the third-level wavelet coefficients through a quantization process. Specifically, the watermark nucleotides are complemented and used to quantize coefficients in the middle frequency band, modifying the coefficients. The watermarked image is reconstructed through inverse wavelet transform. Extraction reverses these steps to recover the watermark without the original image. The algorithm aims to balance imperceptibility and robustness through this wavelet-based, blind watermarking scheme.
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wavelet transform image. LSB based Steganography embeds the
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proposed method has good invisibility, robustness for a lot of
hidden attacks. As we think about the capacity lead us to think
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results. To implement this paper XPS & VB are needed. In XPS,
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embedding watermark in different scales in curvelet domain is implemented and the results are compared
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extracted watermark of curvelet domain embedding techniques with wavelet Domain at different number of
decomposition levels are compared. Experimental results show that embedding in curvelet domain yields
best visual quality in watermarked image, the quality of extracted watermark, robustness of the watermark
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This document summarizes a proposed reversible watermarking technique based on bi-orthogonal wavelet transform. The technique embeds a watermark in the middle frequency sub-band (LH2) of the blue channel after decomposing the image using bi-orthogonal wavelet transform. The watermark is added to the wavelet coefficients using a pseudo-random sequence. The technique was evaluated using peak signal-to-noise ratio and normalized cross-correlation, and showed robustness against noise and geometric attacks. The technique aims to provide copyright protection while maintaining image quality and enabling original image recovery.
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Wavelet Based Image Watermarking
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Wavelet Based Image Watermarking
Arun Babu Asst. Professor, Dept. of ECE Heera College of Engineering and Technology Trivandrum, Kerala Abstract here it introduces an efficient multi-resolution watermarking methodology for copyright protection of digital images. By adapting the watermark signal to the wavelet coefficients, the proposed method is highly image adaptive and the watermark signal can be strengthen in the most significant parts of the image. As this property also increases the watermark visibility, usage of the human visual system is incorporated to prevent perceptual visibility of embedded watermark signal. Experimental results show that the proposed system preserves the image quality and is vulnerable against most common image processing distortions. Furthermore, the hierarchical nature of wavelet transform allows for detection of watermark at various resolutions, resulting in reduction of the computational load needed for watermark detection based on the noise level. The performance of the proposed system is shown to be superior to that of other available schemes reported in the literature.
Keywords: Watermarking, Wavelet transform, embedding algorithm, detection algorithm, human visual system
I. INTRODUCTION
Multimedia services have witnessed a splendid growth in recent years. This progress has created an everincreasing need for techniques that can be used to support some security issues such as copyright protection, copy protection, fingerprinting and authentication. Digital watermarking technology is an emerging field in computer science, cryptography, signal processing and communications. Digital watermarking is intended by its developers as the solution to the need to provide value added protection on top of data encryption and scrambling for content protection. In this paper, the special focus is done with copyright protection of digital images. Digital watermarking is a method that can be used to resolve this issue. In this means, the digital watermarking is considered as a way of embedding the copyright information (a symbol of identification) into an image such that the watermark data is perceptuallyinvisible and robust. Algorithm robustness is important from different point of views. In copyright protection an algorithm should be robust against all kinds of removal attacks including common signal processing distortions which an image encounters during transmission, and malicious removing attacks. In this regard, many different types of approaches have been reported in the literature. Some of them simplywork in spatial domain. At present, these algorithms are not in wide use; since their general robustness does not seem adequate. Some other algorithms use different types of 2-D image transforms to embed their watermark signal more robustly. Amongst these wavelet-based algorithms seem to be more promising. The wavelet-based algorithms have shown to be much more robust and perform greater perceptual invisibility than others [1, 2, and 3]. Some wavelet-
based algorithm have been designed to embed the watermark signal into the lower level sub bands. Most of them do not consider the fact that embeddingwatermark in higher-level sub bands makes the algorithm much more robust due to quality degradation.In this paper, we present a robust multi- resolution image watermarking method with application to copyrightprotection of images. This method explicitly exploits the human visual system to guarantee that the embeddedwatermark is imperceptible. The proposed algorithm saves the image quality in spite of changing all waveletCoefficients of original image. In order to support algorithm robustness, the proposed algorithm is highly image dependent.We have described the proposed watermark embedding and detection system in Section 2. The experimental results are given in Section 3, followed by conclusion expression in Section 4.
FIGURE I: GENERAL PROCESS OF IMAGE WATERMARKING
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II. PREVIOUS WORK
There have been many proposed novel techniques to hide watermark in digital images. These techniques can be Maintaining the Integrity of the Specifications classified into different categories according to several criteria .The first criterion is the type of domain in which the data embedding takes place. There are two major domain types,spatial and transform domains. The transform domain image is represented in terms of its frequencies; however, in spatial domain it is represented by pixels. The second criterion is according to the ability of watermark to resist attack; fragile watermarks are ready to be destroyed by random image processing methods, the change in watermark is easy to bedetected, thus can provide information for image completeness, robust watermarks are robust under most image processing methods can be extracted from heavily attackedwatermarked image.
A. Spatial Domain (Additive Watermarking )
The most straightforward method for embedding the watermark in spatial domain is to add pseudo random noise pattern to the intensity of image pixels. The noise signal is usually integers like (-1,0,1) or sometimes floating point numbers. Least Significant Bit Modification A digital image version of this analogue image contains sampled values of the function at discrete locations or pixels.These values are said to be the representation of the image inthe spatial domain or often referred to as the pixel domain. Spatial embedding inserts message into image pixels.
B. Transform Domain
Transform domain embeds a message by modifying the transform coefficients of the cover message as opposed to the pixel values. Ideally, transform domain has the effect in the spatial domain of apportioning the hidden information through different order bits in a manner that is robust. There are a number of transforms that can be applied to digital images, but there are notably three most commonly used in image watermarking. They are Discrete Fourier Transform(DFT), Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) and DiscreteWavelet Transform (DWT).
Discrete Fourier Transform Fourier Transform (FT) is an operation that transforms a continuous function into its frequency components. The equivalent transform for discrete valued function requires the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT). In digital image processing, the even functions that are not periodic can be expressed as the integral of sine and/or cosine multiplied by a weighing function. This weighing function makes up the coefficients of the Fourier Transform of the signal. Fourier Transform allows analysis and processing of the signal in its frequency domain by means of analyzing and modifying these coefficients. Discrete Cosine Transform : Discrete Cosine Transform is related to DFT in a sense that it transforms a time domain signal into its frequency components. The DCT however only uses the real parts of the DFT coefficients. In terms of property, the DCT has a strong energy compaction property and most of the signal information tends to be concentrated in a few low-frequencycomponents of the DCT. The JPEG compression techniqueutilizes this property to separate and remove insignificant high frequency components in images. Discrete Wavelet Transform : Wavelet Transform is a modern technique frequently used in digital image processing, compression, watermarking etc. The transforms are based on small waves, called wavelet, of varying frequency and limited duration. A wavelet series is a representation of a square- integrable function by a certain ortho-normal series generated by a wavelet. Furthermore, the properties of wavelet could decompose original signal into wavelet transform coefficients which contains the position information. The original signal can be completely reconstructed by performing Inverse Wavelet Transformation on these coefficients. Watermarking in the wavelet transform domain is generally a problem of embedding watermark in the sub bands of the cover image.
III. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The block diagram of the proposed image adaptive watermarking algorithm is shown in figure II. As this figure shows, the proposed watermarking algorithm consists of three main steps. In the first step, we decompose an image into its n-level wavelet decomposition coefficients. As Daubechies is in wide-use in most image processing works, we have also chosen to use this filter as our basis function (there are many references which support this idea from theoretical point of view, some proof can be find in [4,5,6]). In the second step, the watermark embedding step, the wavelet coefficients are used to embed the watermark strongly in perceptually most significant parts of the original image. Let Ỉ, W, W* denote the wavelet coefficients of the original image, the original watermark, and the weighted watermark, respectively. So,
As equation (1) shows, * W is highly image dependent and its weights increase significantly in the perceptually important parts of the original image. Subsequently, we employ a thresholding procedure to encounter the properties of human visual system. In this procedure, we use the threshold level of noise
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visibility in different bands of wavelet decomposition of the image [4] to keep the watermark level under the threshold of visibility. Then, the watermark signal is added to the original image to construct the wavelet coefficients of the watermarked image. Then we have:
FIGURE II: HIGH LEVEL BLOCK OF THE SYSTEM Where Ỉ, denotes the wavelet coefficients of the watermarked image and W** denotes the threshold version of the original watermark signal. In the third step, the inverse wavelet transform of the watermarked image is computed to produce the watermarked image in spatial domain. Obviously, although we have changed all wavelet coefficients of the original image, our weighting function and its subsequent thresholding schemes aredesigned in such a way that it provides us with a robust algorithm, which preserves image quality very well.
In the watermark detection step, the wavelet representations of the received image and the original image are both computed. Then, the wavelet coefficients of the original image are subtracted from the wavelet coefficients of the received image (to extract the existing watermark from the received image). This by, we have obtained the threshold version of embedded watermark (W**). Furthermore, as in [7, 8] the thresholding error is modeled as an additive Gaussian noise. Here, we have considered the probability distribution function of extracted watermark to have the same probability distribution function as the original watermark (W). Consequently, we can now simply use the Cox similarity model [7] to determine whether or not the existing watermark is the initially inserted signal. In the next section, we will give our experimental results to prove our claims regarding the image quality and the algorithm robustness.
IV. IVEXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
A number of experiments are performed on the watermarked image to test the resilience of the proposed scheme towards common image processing attacks. 512x512 gray scale Lena and baboon images are used as cover image and watermark image respectively. These images are shown following.
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FIGURE III. WATERMARK DETECTOR RESPONSE TO 1000 RANDOMLY GENERATED WATERMARKS. THE THRESHOLD LEVEL IS DRAWN FOR EASE OF COMPARISON.
FIGURE IV. WATERMARK DETECTOR RESPONSE AGAINST DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ADDITIVE GAUSSIAN NOISE.
FIGURE V: WATERMARK DETECTOR RESPONSE TO 1000 RANDOMLY GENERATED ATERMARKS USING JUST THE LOWEST RESOLUTION BANDS AS DETECTOR INPUT.
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FIGURE VI VI.COMPARISON FOR VARIOUS IMAGES
V. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE SCOPE
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