Optimal lossless data hiding using selective block manipulation based on local characteristics

Xiaochao Qu, Hyoung Joong Kim, Yong Soo Choi

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Abstract

In this paper, a lossless data hiding method is proposed employing selective block modification to achieve efficient solution in terms of low visual degradation and high embedding capacity. In the area of information hiding, "lossless data hiding" means the reversibility of the original image after secret data extraction. Main contribution of the proposed method is to adopt the variance value of each block for deciding the embedding options. By adopting this value, we can decrease the image degradation after data embedding and avoid blocks which can cause serious image distortion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2739-2758
Number of pages20
JournalInformation (Japan)
Volume16
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Apr

Keywords

  • Histogram shifting
  • Image processing
  • Information hiding
  • Reversible data hiding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems

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