Export as JPG and combine to single PDF Script

Question

Hello Scripting Gurus!

I'm looking for a script that exports a JPG PDF or otherwise flat un-editable PDF. Preferably, it exports the JPGs, combines them into a single PDF and then deletes the JPGs (PDF password protection does not work as it is too easy to bypass).

Functional Needs:

Image: Control quality, DPI, Color Space
Export: Selection, Page Range, All
Page Name: Use InDesign Page number. Option to include prefix or suffix text.
Default Name File Same as InDesign or option to change. Locate file in same location as InDesign File.

Any help would be much appreciated!!!

rob day · Answer

I don’t think you need a script. You can use a Transparency Flattener preset to force a PDF Export to rasterize the pages. Check Create Separate PDF Files to export individual pages.

If you include any transparent object on the spreads—it could be a background rectangle on the masters set to 0% Opacity— and export to PDF 1.3, the page will be flattened using the Advanced>Flattener Preset, which can be set to all rasters:

You can then control the color space of the page via the Output tab, and the Resolution of the rasters via the Compression tab:

Inspecting the exported page shows the entire page has been rasterized to 150ppi, with the color space as sRGB:

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