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MPEG-4 AVC stream watermarking by m-QIM techniques

  • M. Hasnaoui
  • , M. Belhaj
  • , M. Mitrea
  • , F. Preteux
  • CNRS SAMOVAR UMR 5157
  • Sorbonne Université
  • Mines ParisTech

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Abstract

The present paper is devoted to the MPEG-4 AVC (a.k.a. H.264) video stream protection by means of watermarking techniques. The embedding process is carried out on quantized index domain and relies on the m-QIM (m-arry Quantisation Index Modulation) principles. In order to cope with the MPEG-4 AVC peculiarities, the Watson's perceptual model is reconsidered and discussed. The experimental results correspond to the MEDIEVALS (a French National Project) corpus of 4 video sequences of about 15 minutes each, encoded at 512kbps. The transparency is assessed by both subjective and objective measures. The transcoding (down to 64kbps) and geometric (StirMark) attacks result in BER of 6.75% and 11.25%, respectively. In order to improve robustness, an MPEG-4 AVC syntax-driven counterattack is considered: this way, the two above mentioned attacks lead to BER of 2% and 10%, respectively. Finally, the overall theoretical relevance of these results is discussed by estimating the related channel capacities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE-IS and T Electronic Imaging - Multimedia on Mobile Devices 2011; and Multimedia Content Access
Subtitle of host publicationAlgorithms and Systems V
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventMultimedia on Mobile Devices 2011; and Multimedia Content Access: Algorithms and Systems V - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 25 Jan 201126 Jan 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7881
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceMultimedia on Mobile Devices 2011; and Multimedia Content Access: Algorithms and Systems V
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period25/01/1126/01/11

Keywords

  • Geometric attacks
  • M-array DM
  • MPEG-4 AVC watermarking
  • Transcoding

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