Histogram Shifting-Based Quick Response Steganography Method for Secure Communication

Table 2

Comparative study of various algorithm-obtained PSNR for steganography.

Author and year	Algorithm	Cover image	PSNR (dB)
Shabir et al., 2010	Pixel repetition method	Barbara	45.13
		Mandrill	45.16
		Lenna	45.14
		Pepper	45.21
Iyad et al., 2016	Reversible data hiding	Barbara	48.70
		Mandrill	48.71
		Lenna	48.70
		Pepper	48.71
Mehdi et al., 2017	Parity-bit pixel value difference and improved rightmost digit replacement	Barbara	36.90
		Mandrill	38.55
		Lenna	39.09
		Pepper	39.11
Ahmed et al., 2019	Quantum substitution boxes	Barbara	44.18
		Mandrill	44.19
		Lenna	44.13
		Pepper	44.11
Inas et al., 2020	Dual tree complex wavelet transform	Barbara	51.42
		Mandrill	51.02
		Lenna	51.37
		Pepper	51.19
Proposed	Quick response	Barbara	52.53
		Mandrill	52.60
		Lenna	52.53
		Pepper	52.61