Phase 2: Core Infrastructure & Baseline Implementation #3
Description
Focus on developing the minimum viable product (MVP) by building the core infrastructure. Implement the fundamental graphical user interface (GUI) for image loading and display, and integrate essential image processing capabilities such as DCT and DWT transforms. Develop the baseline steganography functionality using LSB embedding/extraction alongside basic image quality metrics like PSNR and SSIM. Refactor the codebase into a modular structure to enable future extensibility and plugin integration.
Key Tasks:
- Develop base GUI framework with image loading and display
- Implement core image processing modules: DCT and DWT
- Develop baseline steganography (LSB embed/extract)
- Integrate PSNR and SSIM metrics
- Modularize codebase for plugin architecture
Deliverables:
✅ MVP software with GUI, transform modules, baseline stego, and metrics
✅ Modular and maintainable codebase