Update utils.py

utils.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from PIL import Image
 def to_bin(data):
     """Convert `data` to binary format as string"""
     if isinstance(data, str):
@@ -34,8 +35,9 @@ def decode(image_name,txt=None):
 
 def encode(image_name, secret_data,txt=None):
     msg=""
-    BGRimage = cv2.imread(image_name)
-    image = cv2.cvtColor(BGRimage, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)    
+    #BGRimage = cv2.imread(image_name)
+    #image = cv2.cvtColor(BGRimage, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)    
+    image = Image.open(image_name)
     n_bytes = image.shape[0] * image.shape[1] * 3 // 8
     print("[*] Maximum bytes to encode:", n_bytes)
     secret_data1=secret_data