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GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)

GIF is used to convert a 24-bit stego JPEG into a 32-bit GIF to check if the hidden message is still present. GIF uses a palette of up to 256 colors and each pixel's value corresponds to a color in the palette, making it suitable for images with few colors like graphics. JPEG is the most commonly used standard for lossy photo compression, while PNG supports truecolor and lossless compression, making it suitable for photos and is fully streamable. TIFF can be converted to store images in 24-bit format and offers lossy and lossless compression options.

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GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)

GIF is used to convert a 24-bit stego JPEG into a 32-bit GIF to check if the hidden message is still present. GIF uses a palette of up to 256 colors and each pixel's value corresponds to a color in the palette, making it suitable for images with few colors like graphics. JPEG is the most commonly used standard for lossy photo compression, while PNG supports truecolor and lossless compression, making it suitable for photos and is fully streamable. TIFF can be converted to store images in 24-bit format and offers lossy and lossless compression options.

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GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)

To perform interchanging of formats, GIF format is used in steganography. The 24-


bits STEGO JPEG will be converted into 32-bits GIF, to check either message is still
there in the stego image, or image is still STEGO or not.

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) uses a palette of up to 256 colors from the 24-bit
RGB color space, and stores both the palette and the pixel matrix. The palette is a
table that associates each palette selection number with a specific RGB value. Each
entry of the pixel matrix is the index of a color in the palette. The restriction on the
number of colors in the palette is what makes GIF format efficient only for low color
depth images. It is mainly used for simple images such as drawings, graphics or small
logos.
JPEG
In this Project, the image used for encoding and decoding is the 24-bits JPEG image.
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, is the most commonly used
standard for lossy compression until today. It is very efficient with photographic
images and can make an excellent quality image despite the fact it is a lossy
compression technique. By lossy compression it is meant that some visual quality is
lost in the compression process. On the other hand, JPEG standard includes a lossless
compression method as well.
PNG

To perform interchanging of formats, PNG format is used in steganography. The 24-


bits STEGO JPEG will be converted into 32-bits PNG, to check either message is still
there in the stego image, or image is still STEGO or not.

The PNG, (Portable Network Graphics) file format supports truecolor (16 million
colors). PNG is a bitmapped image format that employs lossless data compression.
The PNG file excels when the image has large, uniformly colored areas. The lossless
PNG format is best suited for editing pictures, and the lossy formats. PNG provides a
patent-free replacement for GIF and can also replace many common uses of TIFF.
Indexed-color, grayscale, and truecolor images are supported, plus an optional alpha
channel.

PNG is designed to work well in online viewing applications, such as the World Wide
Web, so it is fully streamable with a progressive display option. PNG is robust,
providing both full file integrity checking and simple detection of common
transmission errors.

TIFF

To perform interchanging of formats, TIFF format is used in steganography. The 24-


bits STEGO JPEG will be converted into 24-bits TIFF, to check either message is still
there in the stego image, or image is still STEGO or not.

The TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) format is a flexible format that normally saves
8 bits or 16 bits per color (red, green, blue) for 24-bit and 48-bit totals, respectively,
usually using either the TIFF or TIF filename extension. TIFF’s can be lossy and
lossless; some offer relatively good lossless compression for bi-level (black & white)
images.

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