Watermark embedding in DC components of DCT for binary images

Haiping Lu, Xuxia Shi, Yun Q. Shi, Alex C. Kot, Lihui Chen

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Abstract

This paper investigates the feasibility of watermark embedding in the discrete cosine transform (DCT) domain for binary images. Watermark embedding is known to be difficult for binary images due to their binary nature. For frequency domain approach to binary image watermarking, a post-embedding binarization is a necessary step to ensure that the watermarked image is still a binary image. This step disturbs the watermark embedded and is likely to remove the watermark. We have succeeded in combating this interference by embedding watermarks in the DC components of DCT and employing a biased binarization threshold. This algorithm can be applied to binary images in general and experiments show that the embedding algorithm proposed can not only survive binarization, but also provide some degree of robustness against common image processing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2002 IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, MMSP 2002
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages300-303
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0780377133, 9780780377134
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Event2002 5th IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, MMSP 2002 - St. Thomas, United States
Duration: Dec 9 2002Dec 11 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2002 IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, MMSP 2002

Other

Other2002 5th IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing, MMSP 2002
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySt. Thomas
Period12/9/0212/11/02

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Signal Processing
  • Media Technology

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