International Journal of Advanced Computational Engineering and Networking
related to 367th International Conference On Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE)
International Journal of Advanced Computational Engineering and Networking
related to 367th International Conference On Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE)
Data hiding in two-colour images is difficult since 1 pixel requires only 1 bit representation and it is easy to detect for pixel distortion. In this paper, we describe a new data hiding method for two-colour images by two-stage referencing. The cover image is partitioned into n x n non-overlapping sub-blocks, and we calculate difference values by two stages for all pixels to find the suitable replacement pixel. The two-stage referencing is to obtain difference values that are different with the current pixel value for neighbouring pixels with n x n and
(n+2) x (n+2). These two difference values are used to embed a secret bit on the sub-block. The experimental results show that the proposed method achieves a good visual quality for the stego-image.
The Imaging Science Journal, vol. 61 (2013) 475-483 (SCI)
ISSN : 1368-2199 (http://www.maney.co.uk)