Image Similarity Test Using Eigenface Calculation

Abstract

An image is a medium for conveying information. The information contained therein may be a particular event, experience or moment. Not infrequently many images that have similarities. However, this level of similarity is not easily detected by the human eye. Eigenface is one technique to calculate the resemblance of an object. This technique calculates based on the intensity of the colors that exist in the two images compared. The stages used are normalization, eigenface, training, and testing. Eigenface is used to calculate pixel proximity between images. This calculation yields the feature value used for comparison. The smallest value of the feature value is an image very close to the original image. Application of this method is very helpful for analysts to predict the likeness of digital images. Also, it can be used in the field of steganography, digital forensic, face recognition and so forth