Can Giovanni digital watermarks survive analog conversion?
Yes. We differentiate between our audio and still image products. Audio has industry-based testing standards, as shown below; still images are generally required to survive at least JPEG compression (for at least a 75 quality setting) as well as the ability to decode from a scanned image. Survival against the existing software products which test robustness is an obvious benchmark. The following conversions have been tested with the Giovanni audio CODEC as parameters for survivability. The parameters were decided by the MUSE Embedded Signalling Request for Proposals under the direction of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the six major label companies (Warner, Sony, Universal/MCA, Polygram, BMG, Capitol EMI) and Telstar (representing the interests of the independent label companies). Additional tampering has been conducted to test against common conversions done at radio stations which can inadvertent
