Abstract
We propose an adaptive scheme to embed watermark information in DCT blocks of compressed image data. Our scheme is designed to avoid artifacts and prevent an increase in the bit rate of the compressed watermarked image. This is essentially done by judicious selection of appropriate blocks for watermark insertion. We also introduce a block-dependent seed generation algorithm to determine the specific coefficients to modify in a particular block. Our proposed technique is simple to implement in software, and hence suitable for real-time software-only insertion of invisible watermarks in JPEG compressed images, and MPEG or MJPEG video streams. We also demonstrate experimentally that our proposed watermarking scheme actually results in bit rate reduction of JPEG compressed images. The proposed technique can also complement existing DCT-based watermarking schemes for copy protection and detection applications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Editors | I.K. Sethi, R.C. Jain |
Pages | 284-295 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Volume | 3312 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
Event | Storage and Retrieval for Image and Video Databases VI - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 28 1998 → Jan 30 1998 |
Other
Other | Storage and Retrieval for Image and Video Databases VI |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Jose, CA |
Period | 1/28/98 → 1/30/98 |
Keywords
- Adaptive scheme
- Bit-rate analysis
- Block dependent watermarking
- Copyright protection discrete cosine transform (DCT)
- Data hiding
- Invisible watermarks
- JPEG
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics