A data embedding scheme for color images based on genetic algorithm and absolute moment block truncation coding

Soft Computing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-331

  Chang, Chin Chen ^a,b   Chen, Yi Hui ^b   Lin, Chia Chen ^c  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Block truncation code; Data embedding; Genetic algorithm; Modification direction; Steganography

Indexed keywords

EID: 55549099235     PISSN: 14327643     EISSN: 14337479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00500-008-0332-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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