Image Steganography

Question

I\'m working on Steganography application. I need to hide a message inside an image file and secure it with a password, with not much difference in the file size. I am using

Answer 1

You'll have to distinguish between pixel-based (Bitmap) and palette-based formats (GIF) for which the steganographic technique is quite different. Also be aware that there are image formats like JPG that lose information in the compression process.

I'd also advice some general introduction to steganography including different formats.