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<p>In this research a new method for increasing the embedding capacity in images based on the edge area is proposed. The new approach combines Canny and Prewitt edge detection techniques using OR binary operation. The secret message is concealed using the Least Significant Bit (LSB) method. Embedding capacity, PSNR, SSIM, and MSE values are used as evaluation metrics. Based on the resulted values, the proposed method showed higher embedding capacity while keeping the PSNR, SSIM, MSE values without major changes of other methods which means keeping the imperceptibility quality of the stego image.</p>
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In this research a new method for increasing the embedding capacity in images based on the edge area is proposed. The new approach combines Canny and Prewitt edge detection techniques using OR binary operation. The secret message is concealed using the Least Significant Bit (LSB) method. Embedding capacity, PSNR, SSIM, and MSE values are used as evaluation metrics. Based on the resulted values, the proposed method showed higher embedding capacity while keeping the PSNR, SSIM, MSE values without major changes of other methods which means keeping the imperceptibility quality of the stego image.

A Hybrid Method for Payload Enhancement in Image Steganography Based on Edge Area Detection

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

In this research a new method for increasing the embedding capacity in images based on the edge area is proposed. The new approach combines Canny and Prewitt...

A Hybrid Method for Payload Enhancement in Image Steganography Based on Edge Area Detection

Online veröffentlicht: 07. Dez. 2021

Seitenbereich: 97 - 107

Eingereicht: 28. Apr. 2021

Akzeptiert: 15. Juli 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2021-0032

Schlüsselwörter
Data hiding, image steganography, edge detection, edge dilation, embedding capacity

© 2021 Nadia A. Mohsin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Hybrid Method for Payload Enhancement in Image Steganography Based on Edge Area Detection

Online veröffentlicht: 07. Dez. 2021

Seitenbereich: 97 - 107

Eingereicht: 28. Apr. 2021

Akzeptiert: 15. Juli 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2021-0032

SchlüsselwörterData hiding, image steganography, edge detection, edge dilation, embedding capacity

© 2021 Nadia A. Mohsin et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
Data hiding, image steganography, edge detection, edge dilation, embedding capacity