Abstract
In this paper, an adaptive digital image watermarking technique using fuzzy gradient on DCT domain is presented. In our approach, the image is divided into separate blocks and the DCT is applied on each block individually. Then, the watermark is inserted in the transform domain and the inverse transform is carried out. We increase the robustness of the watermark by increasing the watermark strength. However, this reduces the fidelity of the watermarking scheme. This is because the fidelity and robustness of watermarking are generally in conflict with each other. To improve the fidelity, a new fuzzy-based method is introduced. In this method, a fuzzy gradient-based mask is generated from the host image. Then, as a post-processing stage, the generated mask is combined with the watermarked image. Experimental results show that the proposed technique has high fidelity as well as high robustness against a variety of attacks.
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