Watermarking digital image and video data. A state-of-the-art overview
IEEE Signal Processing MagazinePublished 1 January 2000
G.C. Langelaar, Iwan Setyawan, R.L. Lagendijk
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The authors begin by discussing the need for watermarking and the requirements and go on to discuss digitalWatermarking techniques based on correlation and techniques that are notbased on correlation.
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The authors begin by discussing the need for watermarking and the requirements. They go on to discuss digital watermarking techniques based on correlation and techniques that are not based on correlation.
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