Title
Embedding multiple watermarks in the DFT domain using low- and high-frequency bands
Abstract
Although semi-blind and blind watermarking schemes based on Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) or Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) are robust to a number of attacks, they fail in the presence of geometric attacks such as rotation, scaling, and translation. The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) of a real image is conjugate symmetric, resulting in a symmetric DFT spectrum. Because of this property, the popularity of DFT-based watermarking has increased in the last few years. In a recent paper, we generalized a circular watermarking idea to embed multiple watermarks in lower and higher frequencies. Nevertheless, a circular watermark is visible in the DFT domain, providing a potential hacker with valuable information about the location of the watermark. In this paper, our focus is on embedding multiple watermarks that are not visible in the DFT domain. Using several frequency bands increases the overall robustness of the proposed watermarking scheme. Specifically, our experiments show that the watermark embedded in lower frequencies is robust to one set of attacks, and the watermark embedded in higher frequencies is robust to a different set of attacks.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1117/12.594697
Proceedings of SPIE
Keywords
Field
DocType
semi-blind image watermarking,classification of image watermarking schemes,Discrete Fourier Transform,frequency band,multimedia,owner identification,copy control,geometric attacks,multiple watermarks
Signal processing,Digital watermarking,Discrete cosine transform,Algorithm,Fourier transform,Watermark,Robustness (computer science),Theoretical computer science,Discrete wavelet transform,Discrete Fourier transform,Mathematics
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
5681
0277-786X
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.59
10
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Emir Ganic11678.84
Scott D. Dexter2181.72
Ahmet M. Eskicioglu339629.25