In this strategy, two methods are thus applied to extract bits that
are modified. The first one is a direct application of the STC algorithm.
This method is further referred as \emph{adaptive+STC}.
In this strategy, two methods are thus applied to extract bits that
are modified. The first one is a direct application of the STC algorithm.
This method is further referred as \emph{adaptive+STC}.
applying the BBS PRNG again. This method is denoted \emph{adaptive+sample}.
Notice that the rate between
available bits and bit message length is always equal to 2.
applying the BBS PRNG again. This method is denoted \emph{adaptive+sample}.
Notice that the rate between
available bits and bit message length is always equal to 2.
This is the classical approach adopted in steganography.
Practically, the Canny algorithm generates a
a set of edge pixels with threshold that is decreasing until its cardinality
This is the classical approach adopted in steganography.
Practically, the Canny algorithm generates a
a set of edge pixels with threshold that is decreasing until its cardinality
The visual quality of the STABYLO scheme is evaluated in this section.
For the sake of completeness, four metrics are computed in these experiments:
the Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR),
The visual quality of the STABYLO scheme is evaluated in this section.
For the sake of completeness, four metrics are computed in these experiments:
the Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR),
the BIQI~\cite{MB10,biqi11}, and
the weighted PSNR (wPSNR)~\cite{DBLP:conf/ih/PereiraVMMP01}.
The first one is widely used but does not take into
account the Human Visual System (HVS).
the BIQI~\cite{MB10,biqi11}, and
the weighted PSNR (wPSNR)~\cite{DBLP:conf/ih/PereiraVMMP01}.
The first one is widely used but does not take into
account the Human Visual System (HVS).
First of all, the adaptive strategy produces images with lower distortion
than the one of images resulting from the 10\% fixed strategy.
Numerical results are indeed always greater for the former strategy than
First of all, the adaptive strategy produces images with lower distortion
than the one of images resulting from the 10\% fixed strategy.
Numerical results are indeed always greater for the former strategy than
executed with a 10\% embedding rate
has the same PSNR but a lower wPSNR than ours:
these two metrics are respectively equal to 61.9 and 68.9.
executed with a 10\% embedding rate
has the same PSNR but a lower wPSNR than ours:
these two metrics are respectively equal to 61.9 and 68.9.
focus on increasing the payload while the PSNR is acceptable, but do not
give quality metrics for fixed embedding rate from a large base of images.
Our approach outperforms the former thanks to the introduction of the STC
focus on increasing the payload while the PSNR is acceptable, but do not
give quality metrics for fixed embedding rate from a large base of images.
Our approach outperforms the former thanks to the introduction of the STC
(AUMP) test is designed (theoretically and practically), to check whether
an image has stego content or not.
In the latter, the authors show that the
(AUMP) test is designed (theoretically and practically), to check whether
an image has stego content or not.
In the latter, the authors show that the
-machine learning step, (which is often
-implemented as support vector machine)
-can be favorably executed thanks to an Ensemble Classifiers.
+machine learning step, which is often
+implemented as support vector machine,
+can be favorably executed thanks to an ensemble classifier.
Results show that our approach is more easily detectable than HUGO, which
is the most secure steganographic tool, as far as we know. However due to its
Results show that our approach is more easily detectable than HUGO, which
is the most secure steganographic tool, as far as we know. However due to its
-huge number of features integration, it is not lightweight.
+huge number of features integration, it is not lightweight, which justifies
+in authors' opinion the consideration of the proposed method.