Geometrically robust image watermarking using scale-invariant feature transform and Zernike moments

In order to resist geometric attacks, a robust image watermarking algorithm is proposed using scaleinvariant feature transform (SIFT) and Zernike moments. As SIFT features are invariant to rotation and scaling, we employ SIFT to extract feature points. Then circular patches are generated using the most robust points. An invariant watermark is generated from each circular patch based on Zernike moments.The watermark is embedded into multiple patches for resisting locally cropping attacks. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme is robust to both geometric attacks and signal processing attacks.     

基于SIFT图像特征区域的全息水印技术

为了增强水印的不可见性和鲁棒性,提出了一种基于图像特征区域的水印算法。首先利用SIFT(Scale Invariant Feature Transform)算法从载体图像蓝色B通道中提取图像特征点来进行优化和筛选,根据优化后的稳定特征点及其特征尺度确定图像的特征区域,再结合全息技术,对原始水印图像进行双随机相位加密,生成加密全息水印;然后对特征区域进行离散余弦变换(DCT);最后在其中频区域嵌入加密全息水印。在提取水印时无须借助原始图像,是盲水印技术。实验结果表明:该算法重建的水印图像与原始水印图像的NC值高达0.95;水印的嵌入对图像质量影响很小,PSNR值高达55.97,能够抵抗常规信号攻击及缩放、剪切、平移等几何攻击。     

A robust watermarking algorithm based on salient image features

A feature-based robust watermarking algorithm against geometric attacks is proposed in this paper. It is well-known that geometric attacks such as rotation, scaling, and translation on a watermarked image will destroy the synchronization between the processes of watermark embedding and detection. In other words, the locations for embedding the watermark are lost due to geometric attacks, which results in the failure of watermark detection. Since salient features in an image are relatively stable under geometric attacks, they may serve as reference points to synchronize the embedding and detection processes and the detection rate of the watermark could be increased significantly. Another problem for feature-based watermarking is that the repeatability of feature detection tends to be low; that is, the features detected during the embedding process may not be detected again during the detection process. To overcome such a problem, a novel feature enhancement technique is developed to increase the repeatability rate of feature detection, in which image moments are used to achieve geometric invariance between the embedding and detection processes. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed watermarking algorithm is able to survive various geometric attacks and common image processing operations. And the visual quality of the watermarked image is well preserved as well.     

A novel blind digital watermarking algorithm for embedding color image into color image

A robust and blind watermarking technique for dual color images is proposed in this paper. According to the energy concentrating feature of DCT, the two-level DCT is introduced and used to embed color watermark image into color host image, which is completely different with the traditional DCT. For reducing the redundancy of watermark information, the original color watermark image is compressed by the proposed compression method. After two-level DCT, nine AC coefficients in different positions of each sub-block are selected and quantified to embed watermark information. Moreover, only the extraction rules are used to extract watermark from the watermarked image without resorting to the original host image or watermark image. Experimental results show that the proposed watermarking algorithm can effectively improve the quality of the watermarked image and the robustness of the embedded watermark against various attacks.     

Robust object detection based on deformable part model and improved scale invariant feature transform

We propose an approach to improve the detection results of a generic offline trained detector on frames from a specific video. For two consecutive frames of a video with the object, deformable part model (DPM) detection is performed to get the original detections. Then the image patches corresponding to the detected root box and part boxes were respectively obtained. Thirdly, improved scale invariant feature transform features (SIFT) from those image patches were extracted and matched with the SIFT features by KD-Tree. K-means clustering the angle and scale of matched keypoints to filter out the uncorrected matches and further remove false matches by RANSAC algorithm. Finally, the SIFT_DPM detection result from the matches between image patches of continuous frames was obtained. We focus on methods with high precision detection results since it is necessitated in real application. Extensive experiments with state-of-the-art detector demonstrate the efficacy of our approach.     

自嵌入双功能图像水印算法

利用自嵌入技术提出一种同时实现版权保护和内容认证的双功能图像水印算法.在嵌入端,首先将原始图像划分成互不重叠的子块,将各子块每个像素的最低m位置0,然后将最低m位置0后的子块进行奇异值分解,通过提取奇异值范数的最高位奇偶性产生原始鲁棒特征水印,然后再将原始鲁棒特征水印嵌入各子块每个像素的最低m位得到含水印图像.检测端从攻击的含水印图像提取鲁棒特征水印的过程与嵌入端产生原始鲁棒特征水印的过程类似,并且通过计算提取的鲁棒特征水印与原始鲁棒特征水印之间的归一化相关度进行版权鉴别,通过判断提取的鲁棒特征水印与攻击图像各子块每个像素的最低m位的一致性实现篡改检测进行内容认证.理论分析和实验结果都表明算法具有非常好的不可见性.实验结果还表明,算法不仅在抵抗添加噪音、剪切、JPEG压缩、平滑、重采样和几何攻击如随机删除行、向右偏移列、向下偏移行表现出很强的鲁棒性,而且能够精确定位出篡改位置和区分篡改类型.因此,算法具有版权保护和内容认证双重功能.     

基于分块离散小波变换的图像信息隐藏与盲提取算法

提出了一种在小波域中图像信息隐藏与盲提取算法. 该算法首先对载体图像进行分块两层离散小波变换, 找到每块第二级分解子带中的最大值即最重要小波系数, 然后根据小波特征树的对应关系将其在第一级分解子带中的对应区域作为嵌入区域, 在该区域嵌入由秘密信息生成的伪随机序列. 提取过程中, 同样按照小波系数对应关系寻找到嵌入区域并判断其与伪随机序列的相关性即可解密, 不需要提供原始图像. 实验结果表明, 该算法能实现二值图像的嵌入与盲提取, 且提取出的图像质量较好并具备一定的抗攻击能力, 尤其对于剪切攻击的鲁棒性较好.     

尺度不变特征与几何特征融合的人耳识别方法

要提高人耳的识别率,关键是特征的提取与表达.尺度不变特征变换(SIFT)技术是局部点特征提取算法,在尺度空间寻找极值点,提取对图像的尺度和旋转变化具有不变性,对光照变化和图像变形具有较强的适应性的特征向量.尝试用SIFT技术来提取外耳图像的结构特征点以形成稳定的特征描述子,为了克服一幅图像中有多个局部描述子相似的问题,在SIFT特征描述子中融入一个耳廓几何特征.最后采用特征向量的欧氏距离作为两幅图像相似性度量标准进行人耳识别.在耳图像库七进行实验.结果表明,该方法不仅可以有效地提取人耳特征,通过少量特征可获得较高的识别率,而且对耳图像刚体变化具有较强的稳健性.     

Best tree wavelet packet transform based copyright protection scheme for digital images

In this paper, a dual watermarking scheme based on discrete wavelet transform (DWT), wavelet packet transform (WPT) with best tree, and singular value decomposition (SVD) is proposed. In our algorithm, the cover image is sub-sampled into four sub-images and then two sub-images, having the highest sum of singular values are selected. Two different gray scale images are embedded in the selected sub-images. For embedding first watermark, one of the selected sub-image is decomposed via WPT. The entropy based algorithm is adopted to find the best tree of WPT. Watermark is embedded in all frequency sub-bands of the best tree. For embedding second watermark, l-level discrete wavelet transform (DWT) is performed on the second selected sub-image. The watermark is embedded by modifying the singular values of the transformed image. To enhance the security of the scheme, Zig-Zag scan in applied on the second watermark before embedding. The robustness of the proposed scheme is demonstrated through a series of attack simulations. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed scheme has good perceptual invisibility and is also robust against various image processing operations, geometric attacks and JPEG Compression.     

An optimal robust digital image watermarking based on SVD using differential evolution algorithm

The main objective in developing a robust image watermarking technique is to obtain the highest possible robustness without losing the transparency. To achieve this objective, this paper presents a new optimal robust image watermarking technique based on singular value decomposition (SVD) using differential evolution algorithm (DE). The singular values (SV) of the host image are modified by multiple scaling factors to embed a watermark image. The modifications are optimised using DE to achieve maximum robustness and transparency Experimental results show that the proposed approach can effectively improve the quality of the watermarked image and the robustness of the embedded watermark against various attacks.     

确定图像降质的鲁棒性数字水印嵌入算法

结合视觉系统的掩蔽特性提出了一种数字图像离散Radon变换(DRAT)域内嵌入水印的新算法。从不可见性和鲁棒性两个方面分析了在DRAT域中可嵌入水印的原因。以水印图像的峰值信噪比作为评价水印图像质量的标准,采用相互独立的Gaussian随机序列作为水印信号,导出了水印长度、嵌入深度、水印图像峰值信噪比三者之间的理论关系,给出了在给定图像质量条件下水印嵌入的自适应参数估计。利用Checkmark1.2系统对新水印算法进行了攻击测试。测试结果表明,新算法对常见的图像处理如滤波、边缘增强、对比度变化、剪切等攻击具有良好的鲁棒性。     

基于图象特征的小波域水印算法

提出一种基于图象特征点的小波变换域第二代水印算法.首先对图象作小波变换,其中最低频成分是图象的粗尺度(低分辨率)逼近,从中提取出图象的特征点;然后在特征点对应的所有高频系数中嵌入水印.水印检验不需要原始图象,但需要原始图象的特征点位置信息,计算特征点对应的所有高频系数与嵌入水印的互相关,利用门限值检验水印是否存在. 实验证明该算法对通常的图象处理有很强的鲁棒性,对有损压缩的鲁棒性尤为突出,而且对几何变换也有一定鲁棒性.     

抗亮度和对比度调整的盲鲁棒量化水印算法

针对现有许多图像水印算法无法抵抗亮度和对比度调整,提出了一种抗亮度和对比度调整的盲鲁棒量化水印算法.对原始图像进行离散小波变换,将低频子带分成互不重叠的子块,对每个子块进行离散余弦变换,在每个子块的离散余弦变换低频系数奇偶量化嵌入水印.检测端先对攻击后的含水印图像进行抗亮度和对比度调整修正,然后通过奇偶判断盲提取出水印.实验结果表明:该算法在抵抗亮度和对比度调整上表现出较强的鲁棒性,而且在抵抗添加高斯噪音、添加椒盐噪音、剪切、中值滤波、高斯低通滤波和JPEG压缩也表现出较强的鲁棒性.     

基于非抽样Contourlet变换的彩色图像数字水印算法

研究了小波变换和Contourlet变换的不足,利用非抽样Contourlet变换的多尺度性、多方向性以及平移不变性特征进行彩色图像数字水印.先对图像进行非抽样Contourlet变换得到不同尺度不同方向上的系数.然后为了满足水印的不町见性和稳健性,在低频系数和高频系数中采用不同的嵌入强度.并依据人类视觉的彩色感知特性,在蓝色分量中嵌入较多水印,在其他颜色分量选取变换系数能量最大的区域嵌入水印.与同样嵌入规则的Contourlet变换算法和平稳小波变换算法相比.该算法具有更好的稳健性,利用该算法得到的水印相似度更高,最高町提高约0.5.     

基于SIFT特征区域的抗几何攻击图像水印算法

提出了一种基于局部特征区域的抗几何攻击图像水印算法.首先利用尺度不变特征变换在载体图像的尺度空间上提取特征点并形成特征区域,该区域具有缩放、平移不变性;然后通过主方向归一化,使这些区域具有旋转不变性;最后将水印信息重复嵌入到多个不重叠的局部特征区域的DFT中频系数中.仿真结果表明,该算法在获得较好的不可见性的同时,对几何攻击和常规信号处理均具有良好的鲁棒性.     

图象的多尺度边缘相位水印算法

提出一种基于图象多尺度边缘的新相位水印算法.利用常用于边缘检测的二进小波刻画图象的多尺度边缘,在多尺度边缘的相位成分中嵌入数字水印,利用相关检测器进行水印检测.实验证明算法具有不可见性,较好的安全性,对通常的图象处理有很强的鲁棒性.     

Designing a genetic watermarking approach for 3D scenes

A new watermarking algorithm based on genetic algorithm (GA) in the transform domain is proposed. Unlike the existing computer-generated integral imaging based watermarking methods, the proposed method utilizes GA searching to the optimized transform domain to serve as a trade-off for watermark embedding. In this paper, 3D scene to be captured by using a virtual pinhole array and be computationally recorded as an elemental image array (EIA), watermarking with GA optimization and computer-generated holography is implemented. In the proposed GA optimization process, we utilize the fitness function to improve the visual quality of watermarked images and the robustness. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm yields a holographic watermark that is imperceptibility to human eyes and robust to standard watermarking attacks. A comparison of the proposed watermarking method to the existing similar watermarking methods demonstrated that the proposed method generally outperforms completing methods in terms of imperceptibility and robustness.     

A blind color image watermarking based on DC component in the spatial domain

Color image watermarking has become essential and important copyright protection or authentication scheme. It is noted that most of the existing color image watermarking algorithms are performed only in the single domain (spatial domain or frequency domain), and not to integrate these merits of the different domains. By utilizing the generating principle and distribution feature of the direct current (DC) coefficient, a novel blind watermarking algorithm is proposed for color host images in this paper. Firstly, the Y luminance of host image is divided into 8 × 8 sub-blocks and the DC coefficients of each block are directly calculated in the spatial domain without DCT transform. Secondly, according to the watermark information and the quantization step, the DC coefficients are calculated and their increments are further utilized to modify directly the values of all pixels in the spatial domain instead of the DCT domain to embed watermark. When watermark extraction, only the watermarked image and the quantization step are needed in the spatial domain. Experimental results show that the proposed method not only can resist both traditional signal processing attacks and geometric attacks, but also has more efficient in computational complexity. Comparisons also demonstrate the advantages of the method.     

抗亮度和对比度调整的盲鲁棒量化水印算法

针对现有许多图像水印算法无法抵抗亮度和对比度调整,提出了一种抗亮度和对比度调整的盲鲁棒量化水印算法.对原始图像进行离散小波变换,将低频子带分成互不重叠的子块,对每个子块进行离散余弦变换,在每个子块的离散余弦变换低频系数奇偶量化嵌入水印.检测端先对攻击 后的含水印图像进行抗亮度和对比度调整修正,然后通过奇偶判断盲提...