Digital image forgery is a growing problem due to the increase in readily-available technology that makes the process relatively easy. In response, several approaches have been developed for detecting digital forgeries. This paper proposes a novel scheme based on neural networks and deep learning, focusing on the convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture approach to enhance a copy-move forgery detection. The proposed approach employs a CNN architecture that incorporates pre-processing layers to give satisfactory results. In addition, the possibility of using this model for various copy-move forgery techniques is explained. The experiments show that the overall validation accuracy is 90%, with a set iteration limit.

The problem of forged images has become a global phenomenon that is spreading mainly through social media. New technologies have provided both the means and the support for this phenomenon, but they are also enabling a targeted response to overcome it. Deep convolution learning algorithms are one such solution. These have been shown to be highly effective in dealing with image forgery derived from generative adversarial networks (GANs). In this type of algorithm, the image is altered such that it appears identical to the original image and is nearly undetectable to the unaided human eye as a forgery. The present paper investigates copy-move forgery detection using a fusion processing model comprising a deep convolutional model and an adversarial model. Four datasets are used. Our results indicate a significantly high detection accuracy performance (~95%) exhibited by the deep learning CNN and discriminator forgery detectors. Consequently, an end-to-end trainable deep neural network approach to forgery detection appears to be the optimal strategy. The network is developed based on two-branch architecture and a fusion module. The two branches are used to localize and identify copy-move forgery regions through CNN and GAN.

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The recent digital revolution has sparked a growing interest in applying convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and deep learning to the field of image forensics. The proposed methods aim to train algorithms for solving a range of predetermined tasks. However, training a model that has been randomly initialized requires extensive time for computation as well as an enormous pool of training data to draw from. Moreover, such a model needs to be developed and redeveloped from the ground up if there are any alterations to the feature-space distribution. In addressing these problems, the present paper proposes a novel approach to training image forgery detection models. The method applies prior knowledge that has been transferred to the new model from previous steganalysis models. Additionally, because CNN models generally perform badly when transferred to other databases, transfer learning accomplished through knowledge transfer allows the model to be easily trained for other databases. The various models are then evaluated using image forgery techniques such as shearing, rotating, and scaling images. The experimental results, which show an image manipulation detection has validation accuracy of over 94.89%, indicate that the proposed transfer learning approach successfully accelerates CNN model convergence but does not improve image quality.