How to completely flatten pdf as if it was a paper scan?

Can someone tell me how I can completely flatten a pdf, just as if I had scanned a paper?
So there will not be any data attached to the file?
I kwow how to flatten a pdf and to remove as many data as possible (optimize in the document and advanced menu), but it never gets really as flat as if it were a paper that was scannned.

File>Save As> choose jpeg.
Then file>Create PDF>From file.
You may have to play around with the settings a bit when you save to a .jpg to get a clear file.

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My post on a PDF - more clear with images (english):
http://www.logicontrol.be/gallery/documents/help-eng.pdf
Deze post in nederlandstalige versie:
http://www.logicontrol.be/gallery/documents/help-nl.pdf
Scope?
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Advanced > How can I control fonts, OPI specifications, transparency flattening, and JDF instructions are
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→ How can I reduce the file size extra, so more reducing after exporting into PDF ?
→ How can I flatten the exported file (if not done during the export) ?
!! Important, when I export/reduce/flatten the file, I ‘dd like that the parts of images who were transparent before, stays also transparent after !!
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Hello,
I'm sorry you're having trouble. Unfortunately, this forum is for the ExportPDF service of Acrobat.com. The ExportPDF service functions as a PDF to *.docx file convertion and we can't help with problems specific to the desktop version of Acrobat or InDesign. I'm happy to point you in the right direction.
Acrobat Users moderated forums:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/acrobat
InDesign forums:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/indesign/indesign_general
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I want to assemble a pdf1 (xfa) with pdf2 (flatten) to produce a pdf3.
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