一种改进的基于LZW压缩编码的可逆信息隐藏算法

针对HPDH-LZW算法在隐藏信息时未能充分利用压缩编码数据空间问题,通过对压缩编码数据空间进行细分,在不同的子空间里隐藏不同数量的秘密信息,实现了一种改进的基于LZW压缩编码的可逆信息隐藏方法。实验表明,与原算法相比,本算法没有增大压缩文件,也没有增加计算复杂度,但具有更大的信息隐藏容量。     

Image interpolation based high capacity reversible data hiding scheme

Multimedia Tools and Applications - In this paper, we propose a new interpolation technique which considers all the neighboring pixels as well as their impact on the reference pixels to provide...     

An improved reversible data hiding scheme using best neighboring coding based on color images

Multimedia Tools and Applications - In this paper, an improved reversible data hiding (RDH) scheme, best neighboring coding (BNC), is proposed for vector quantization (VQ) compressed color images....     

A high-performance reversible data-hiding scheme for LZW codes

Hiding a message in compression codes can reduce transmission costs and simultaneously make the transmission more secure. In this paper, we propose a high-performance, data-hiding Lempel–Ziv–Welch (HPDH-LZW) scheme, which reversibly embeds data in LZW compression codes by modifying the value of the compression codes, where the value of the LZW code either remains unchanged or is changed to the original value of the LZW code plus the LZW dictionary size according to the data to be embedded. Compared to other information-hiding schemes based on LZW compression codes, the proposed scheme achieves better hiding capacity by increasing the number of symbols available to hide secrets and also achieves faster hiding and extracting speeds due to the lower computation requirements. Our experimental results with the proposed scheme have confirmed both its high embedding capacity and its high speed when hiding and extracting data.     

An improved reversible data hiding scheme using layered embedding

Multimedia Tools and Applications - Reversible data hiding (RDH) embeds data into the original image content, and it can also losslessly recover the original image content after the embedded data...     

A ROI-based high capacity reversible data hiding scheme with contrast enhancement for medical images

Multimedia Tools and Applications - In this paper, we attempt to investigate the secure archiving of medical images which are stored on semi-trusted cloud servers, and focus on addressing the...     

A high capacity reversible data hiding scheme with edge prediction and difference expansion

To enhance the embedding capacity of a reversible data hiding system, in this paper, a novel multiple-base lossless scheme based on JPEG-LS pixel value prediction and reversible difference expansion will be presented. The proposed scheme employs a pixel value prediction mechanism to decrease the distortion caused by the hiding of the secret data. In general, the prediction error value tends to be much smaller in smooth areas than in edge areas, and more secret data embedded in smooth areas still meets better stego-image quality. The multiple-base notational system, on the other hand, is applied to increase the payload of the image. With the system, the payload of each pixel, determined by the complexity of its neighboring pixels, can be very different. In addition, the cover image processed by the proposed scheme can be fully recovered without any distortion. Experimental results, as shown in this paper, have demonstrated that the proposed method is capable of hiding more secret data while keeping the stego-image quality degradation imperceptible.     

I-PVO based high capacity reversible data hiding using bin reservation strategy

Multimedia Tools and Applications - Improved Pixel-Value-Ordering (I-PVO) based reversible data hiding scheme provides high-fidelity watermarked images with high data embedding capacity. In this...     

A reversible data hiding scheme using complementary embedding strategy

Obtaining good visual quality and high hiding capacity with reversible data hiding systems is a technically challenging problem. In this paper, we propose a simple reversible data hiding scheme that uses a complementary hiding strategy. The proposed method embeds one secret bit horizontally and vertically into one cover pixel of a grayscale cover image by decreasing odd-valued pixels and increasing even-valued pixels by one. Experimental results show that the hiding capacity measured by bit per pixel (bpp) of the proposed scheme is at least 1.21 bpp with a PSNR (peak signal-to-noise ratio) value greater than 52 dB for all standard test images. Especially in the case of four-layer embedding, the PSNR value of the proposed method is still greater than 51 dB at a hiding capacity of about 5 bpp for all standard test images. In addition, the proposed method is quite simple because it primarily uses additions and subtractions. These results indicate that the proposed scheme is superior to many existing reversible data hiding schemes introduced in the literature.     

An efficient multiple-bit reversible data hiding scheme without shifting

Multimedia Tools and Applications - For the past few years, the data-hiding schemes are growing rapidly. Generally, data hiding performs well on common images but it does not provide satisfying...     

HS-based reversible data hiding scheme using median prediction error

Recently, reversible-data-hiding (RDH) scheme has been developed rapidly. In this paper, based on the local distribution of pixels in a block, (30) a histogram shifting (HS) based RDH scheme using median prediction error is proposed to increase the embedding capacity (EC) and decrease the distortion of stego image. First, we scan an original image to form the non-overlapping blocks. Then each block is sorted for locating its median. So, the median is used as the center to embed data into the pixels distributing on both sides of the median pixel in the block. Finally, the receiver can seek the same median of the block for data extraction and the recovery of the original image. Besides, we use the decomposed location message to modify the original pixels with overflow/underflow. (12) As the median is close to the mean value of block, the generated prediction error histogram is sharper than other schemes, which can provide a high capacity and lower distortion. Thus, the EC of the proposed algorithm outperforms that of the other algorithms. Experiments show the proposed scheme can provide a higher embedding rate and lower distortion as it takes advantage of the local correlation in a block.

     

High capacity reversible data hiding scheme based upon discrete cosine transformation

In this paper, we propose a reversible data hiding scheme based on the varieties of coefficients of discrete cosine transformation of an image. Cover images are decomposed into several different frequencies, and the high-frequency parts are embedded with secret data. We use integer mapping to implement our 2-dimensional discrete cosine transformation. Thus, the image recovered from the modified coefficients can be transformed back to the correct data-hidden coefficients. Since the distribution of 2-dimensional DCT coefficients looks close to Gaussian distribution centralized at zero, it is a natural candidate for embedding secret data using the histogram shifting approach. Thus, our approach shifts the positive coefficients around zero to the right and the negative coefficients around zero to the left in order to leave a space to hide the secret data. The experimental comparisons show that, compared to Chang et al. and Lin et al.'s method, the embedding capacity and quality of the stego-image of the proposed method is a great improvement.     

An image interpolation based reversible data hiding scheme using pixel value adjusting feature

In this paper, we propose an image interpolation based reversible data hiding scheme using pixel value adjusting feature. This scheme consists of two phases, namely: image interpolation and data hiding. In order to interpolate the original image, we propose a new image interpolation method which is based on the existing neighbor mean interpolation method. Our interpolation method takes into account all the neighboring pixels like the NMI method. However, it uses different weight-age as per their proximity. Thus, it provides the better quality interpolated image. In case of data hiding phase, secret data is embedded in the interpolated pixels in two passes. In the first pass, it embeds the secret data into the odd valued pixels and then in the second pass, the even valued pixels are used to embed the secret data. To ensure the reversibility of the proposed scheme, the location map is constructed for every pass. Basically, the proposed scheme only increases/decreases the pixel values during data hiding phase, which improves the performance of the proposed scheme in terms of computation complexity. Experimentally, our scheme is superior to the existing scheme in terms of data hiding capacity, image quality and computation complexity.     

High-capacity PVO-based reversible data hiding scheme using changeable step size

Reversible data hiding (RDH) algorithm based on pixel-value-ordering (PVO) has received widespread attention because of its excellent performance. PVO algorithm divides the host image into non-overlapped equal-sized blocks, then achieves data embedding by modifying the maximum and minimum values of each block. Every pixel block can be a host of watermark data, so the smaller number of pixel blocks limit the embedding capacity (EC). In our work, a novel PVO with changeable step size (CPVO) is presented which can choose suitable step size based on the number of watermark data bits, even that allow one block to overlap other ones. Take the block size 2 × 2 as an example, we can set step size 2 × 1 or another one in CPVO. Consequently, with a block selection skill based on the noise level (NL) of a pixel block, CPVO can embed more hidden data bits into a host image. Compared to the original PVO-based schemes, experimental results show that our proposed scheme increases the EC by 2 ～ 3 times, and the marked image quality keeps much higher, even outperforms some other state-of-the-art works in some test images.

     

Adaptive reversible data hiding scheme for AMBTC compressed images

Multimedia Tools and Applications - Protecting the security of information transmission over the Internet has become a critical contemporary issue. Compressed images are now widely used in mobile...     

A high capacity data hiding scheme for binary images based on block patterns

This paper proposes a high capacity data hiding scheme for binary images based on block patterns, which can facilitate the authentication and annotation of scanned images. The scheme proposes block patterns for a 2 × 2 block to enforce specific block-based relationship in order to embed a significant amount of data without causing noticeable artifacts. In addition, two kinds of matching pair (MP) methods, internal adjustment MP and external adjustment MP, are designed to decrease the embedding changes. Shuffling is applied before embedding to reduce the distortion and improve the security. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme gives a significantly improved embedding capacity than previous approaches in the same level of embedding distortion. We also analyze the perceptual impact and discuss the robustness and security issues.     

Dual-image-based reversible data hiding scheme with integrity verification using exploiting modification direction

Multimedia Tools and Applications - In this paper, a novel dual-image-based reversible data hiding scheme using exploiting modification direction (EMD) is proposed. This scheme embeds two 5-base...