30-01-2013, 11:15 AM
A Novel Data Embedding Method Using Adaptive Pixel Pair Matching
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ABSTRACT:
This paper proposes a new data-hiding method based on pixel pair matching (PPM). The basic idea of PPM is to use the values of pixel pair as a reference coordinate, and search a coordinate in the neighborhood set of this pixel pair according to a given message digit. The pixel pair is then replaced by the searched coordinate to conceal the digit. Exploiting modification direction (EMD) and diamond encoding (DE) are two data-hiding methods proposed recently based on PPM. The maximum capacity of EMD is 1.161 bpp and DE extends the payload of EMD by embedding digits in a larger notational system. The proposed method offers lower distortion than DE by providing more compact neighborhood sets and allowing embedded digits in any notational system. Compared with the optimal pixel adjustment process (OPAP) method, the proposed method always has lower distortion for various payloads. Experimental results reveal that the proposed method not only provides better performance than those of OPAP and DE, but also is secure under the detection of some well-known steganalysis techniques.
EXISTING SYSTEM:
The least significant bit substitution method, referred to as LSB in this paper, is a well-known data-hiding method. This method is easy to implement with low CPU cost, and has become one of the popular embedding techniques. However, in LSB embedding, the pixels with even values will be increased by one or kept unmodified. The pixels with odd values will be decreased by one or kept unmodified. Therefore, the imbalanced embedding distortion emerges and is vulnerable to steganalysis.
Optimal pixel adjustment process (OPAP) method to reduce the distortion caused by LSB replacement. In their method, if message bits are embedded into the right-most LSBs of an -bit pixel, other bits are adjusted by a simple evaluation. Namely, if the adjusted result offers a smaller distortion, these bits are either replaced by the adjusted result or otherwise kept unmodified.
PROPOSED SYSTEM:
The basic idea of PPM is to use the values of pixel pair as a reference coordinate, and search a coordinate in the neighborhood set of this pixel pair according to a given message digit. The pixel pair is then replaced by the searched coordinate to conceal the digit.
This paper proposes a new data embedding method to reduce the embedding impact by providing a simple extraction function and a more compact neighborhood set. The proposed method embeds more messages per modification and thus increases the embedding efficiency. The image quality obtained by the proposed method not only performs better than those obtained by OPAP and DE, but also brings higher payload with less detect ability. Moreover, the best notational system for data concealing can be determined and employed in this new method according to the given payload so that a lower image distortion can be achieved.