Steganography using multiple-base notational system and human vision sensitivity

Abstract

This letter proposes a novel steganographic scheme that employs human vision sensitivity to hide a large amount of secret bits into a still image with a high imperceptibility. In this method, data to be embedded are converted into a series of symbols in a notation system with multiple bases. The specific bases used are determined by the degree of local variation of the pixel magnitudes in the host image so that pixels in busy areas can potentially carry more hidden data. Experimental results are given to show the advantage of this adaptive technique.