Table 2 Combined summary per BPP for cover–stego and secret–extracted metrics using different secret image sizes without PSO.

From: Optimization-driven steganographic system based on fused maps and blowfish encryption

Secret Size

\(\hbox {BPP}_{{tgt}}\)

\(\hbox {BPP}_{{used}}\)

\(\hbox {PSNR}_{{cs}}\) (dB)

\(\hbox {SSIM}_{{cs}}\)

\(\hbox {MSE}_{{cs}}\)

\(\hbox {IF}_{{cs}}\)

\(\hbox {PSNR}_{{sec}}\)

\(\hbox {SSIM}_{{sec}}\)

\(t_{embed}\) (ms)

\(t_{extract}\) (ms)

Capacity (bits)

Target (bits)

Used (bits)

64\(\times\)64

0.10

0.096

61.28

1.0000

0.0484

0.999998

\(\infty\)

1.0000

35.71

21.71

262,144

26,214

25,152

64\(\times\)64

0.20

0.196

58.22

0.9999

0.0979

0.999997

\(\infty\)

1.0000

27.76

18.16

262,144

52,429

51,264

64\(\times\)64

0.40

0.383

55.31

0.9996

0.1913

0.999994

\(\infty\)

1.0000

51.42

33.12

262,144

104,858

100,416

64\(\times\)64

1.00

0.989

51.21

0.9972

0.4918

0.999984

\(\infty\)

1.0000

134.82

90.51

262,144

262,144

259,264

128\(\times\)128

0.10

0.096

61.32

1.0000

0.0480

0.999998

\(\infty\)

1.0000

13.05

8.70

262,144

26,214

25,152

128\(\times\)128

0.20

0.196

58.23

0.9999

0.0978

0.999997

\(\infty\)

1.0000

26.74

17.13

262,144

52,429

51,264

128\(\times\)128

0.40

0.383

55.30

0.9996

0.1918

0.999994

\(\infty\)

1.0000

51.72

34.57

262,144

104,858

100,416

128\(\times\)128

1.00

0.989

51.19

0.9972

0.4941

0.999984

\(\infty\)

1.0000

134.60

95.23

262,144

262,144

259,264

512\(\times\)512

0.10

0.096

61.32

1.0000

0.0480

0.999998

\(\infty\)

1.0000

30.00

19.05

262,144

26,214

25,152

512\(\times\)512

0.20

0.196

58.26

0.9999

0.0971

0.999997

\(\infty\)

1.0000

58.88

41.81

262,144

52,429

51,264

512\(\times\)512

0.40

0.383

55.30

0.9996

0.1918

0.999994

\(\infty\)

1.0000

119.05

75.70

262,144

104,858

100,416

512\(\times\)512

1.00

0.989

51.19

0.9972

0.4947

0.999984

\(\infty\)

1.0000

302.60

195.98

262,144

262,144

259,264

  1. \(\hbox {PSNR}_{sec}\) shown as \(\infty\) indicates lossless recovery of the secret (no measurable error).