Forensic Identification of the source of the morphed image: A case study on serious female disgrace.

Abstract

The paradigm of the nature and means of functioning of crimes involving female humiliation has evolved as a result of advancements in digital image processing tools and techniques. Using digital image acquisition and transposition technology, altered images are produced that are closer to perfection. By employing various image enhancement techniques on suspected parts of the digital image and doing a pixel-by-pixel analysis of the observations obtained there by an expert in processing images, you can detect editing or morphing anomalies. In this case study, the authors provided an in-depth review of a morphing image and obtained proof that the image was taken from a website. Following website exploration, the source image was located using morphological criteria. The source image that was transformed and recognized contained the same quantization for the horizontal and vertical resolution, measured in DPI (dots per inch), and bit depth.