An Efficient Digital Watermarking Algorithm Based on DCT and BCH Error Correcting Code
This work addresses the need for more efficient and secure digital watermarking algorithms for applications like copyright protection, though it appears incremental as it builds on existing DCT and BCH methods.
The paper tackled the problem of improving image watermarking by proposing an algorithm that combines DCT and BCH error correcting code, resulting in reduced embedding time and enhanced robustness against attacks, with simulation results showing it outperforms existing methods in imperceptibility, robustness, and security.
Watermarking is a technique for hiding of data in a medium coverage so that its presence is not detectable by a human eye and is recoverable only by the authorized recipient. Two of the most important features of watermarked image are transparency and robustness which are largely related to the security of watermarking algorithms. In this paper, an image watermarking scheme based on BCH error correction code in Discrete Cosine Transformation (DCT) domain is considered. Before embedding process, the watermark is encoded through BCH coding. Then it is embedded into the Discrete Cosine Transformation (DCT) coefficients of cover image. In order to decrease embedding complexity and speed up the process of finding the best position to insert a watermark signal, lookup table method is utilized. The key features of proposed method include the reduction of time required in the process embedding of information, security and ability to correct the error caused by variety of attacks and destructions as well. Watermarked image robustness has been investigated against different kinds attacks and the simulation results indicate that the proposed algorithm outperforms the existing methods in terms of imperceptibility, robustness and security.