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    Basics of what is Digital Watermarking, the types and how exactly an image can be watermarked using what software.

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    •Digital image processing is the use of computer algorithms to

    perform image processing on digital images which is a subfield of


    digital signal processing.

    •Basic Types of Images

    • Binary images
    •Indexed images
    •Grayscale images.
    •True color images.
    The process of embedding
    information into another object/signal
    is termed as watermarking.
    The signal can be audio, text , picture
    or a video.
    Types of Watermarks
    Visible watermark
    The information is visible which is a text or a logo which
    identifies the owner of the media.

    Invisible watermark
    An invisible watermark is an embedded image which cannot
    be perceived with human’s eyes and are intended to prevent
    or deter unauthorized copying of digital media.
    Visible Watermark
    Original Image Watermarked image
    Invisible Watermark
    Original image Watermarked image
    Detection of modification of an image using
    Watermarking Technology.

    (a)Image protected with Watermarking technology.


    (b)Tampered image.
    (c) Image after running the Watermark Detection
    Technology.
    Cryptography is secret writing
    In cryptography the message will be encrypted and cannot be decoded without
    knowing the proper key.

    Steganography is the act of adding a hidden message to an image or other media


    file. It is similar to encrypting a document, but instead of running it through a
    cypher, the document is broken up and stored in unused, or unnoticable, bits
    within the overall image.

    Watermarking attempts to hide a message as it is to tag a document for later


    identification. Watermarking is used to protect the copyright of the original
    owner
    Watermarking life-cycle phases
    Steps in the watermarking system
    • Embedding
    The information to be embedded is called a digital watermark whereas the
    signal where the watermark is to be embedded is called the host signal In
    embedding, an algorithm accepts the host and the data to be embedded and
    produces a watermarked signal.

    • Attack
    During transmission of the signal to a person, If this person makes a
    modification, this is called an attack.

    • Detection
    It is an algorithm which is applied to the attacked or unmodified signal to
    attempt to extract the watermark from it.
    How can an image be watermarked ?

    • Visible watermarks on images can be easily achieved


    thorough image editing software.

    • Invisible watermarks implements several different


    watermarking algorithms which can be done in two
    ways.
    1. Spatial domain.
    2. Frequency domain
    Spatial Domain

    Spatial domain watermarking methods use blockxblock based


    watermarking.
    e.g. they embed the watermarks on a randomly selected 8x8 blocks of
    pixels of the image.

    Frequency domain

    To embed a watermark, a frequency transformation is applied to the


    host data. Then, modifications are made to the transform coefficients.
    Possible frequency image transformations include the Discrete Fourier
    Transform
    • 1. Correlation based Watermarking.

    • 2. CDMA Watermarking.
    • Discrete Cosine transform PN sequence
    watermarking

    • Mid-Band coefficient Exchange Watermarking


    • Imperceptibility :In watermarking, we traditionally seek high
    fidelity, i.e. the watermarked work must look or sound like the
    original.

    • Robustness: It is more a property and not a requirement of


    watermarking. The watermark should be able to survive any
    resonable processing inflicted on the carrier.

    • Security: The watermarked image should not reveal any clues of


    the presence of the watermark, with respect to un-authorized
    detection.
    1. Copyright protection
    2. Fingerprinting
    3. Copy protection
    4. Image authentication
    Purpose of the Project

     
    • Implementing different watermarking algorithms and observed the
    imperceptibility of the watermark embedded using each algorithm

    • SOFTWARE: MATLAB 7.0

    • PLATFORM: WINDOWS 98/ 2000 /XP/ Vista


    Conclusion

    Digital watermarking focuses on embedding information inside a


    digital object such that the embedded information is in
    separable bound to the object.
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