Research Article

Data-Hiding Scheme Using Multidirectional Pixel-Value Differencing on Colour Images

Table 4

Comparison of experimental results of two-way embedding and three-way embedding.

ImagesProposed scheme
Two directionsThree directions
-1 (dB)-2 (dB)Capacity (bits)-1 (dB)-2 (dB)Capacity (bits)

Lena30.979132.25653,739,28726.925829.50245,671,307
Tiffany30.207030.47493,678,83027.642530.81935,557,627
Macaw30.508332.78293,643,72328.054830.23455,507,035
Beach35.174736.22683,597,19932.124135.29795,420,140
Pens29.802132.47043,643,78828.243530.02505,563,465
Girl30.278232.96323,670,02828.721030.47785,601,851
Cat34.040536.02623,591,09633.215135.94755,429,264
Flower30.325632.88203,621,23629.114131.13585,494,673
Average31.414433.26033,648,14829.255131.68005,530,670