Merging blackchannels of different PDFs

Would anyone know if there any means of merging the blackchannels of two different PDFs?
The problem is we are working on a catalogue wich must be produced in 15 languages. Working in layers in Indesign makes the file very heavy, working with different files per language gives great risks regarding the photo's and illustrations. Therefore i though abouth making several PDFs: one with the artwork and 15 others with only the text. The i would like to combine the black of the artwork-PDF and the black of the text-PDF into one PDF for production. So i would have 15 PDFs with the artwork at exact the same places.

It's hard to provide very specific information, because a lot of choices are involed, but I'll try to list what I might do with work such as what you're describing:
If you're wanting to print at a final PPI of 355, that works out to a final target pixel count of 4.375 inches x 355 pixels/inch -by- 6.125 inches x 355 pixels/inch, or 1554 by 2175 pixels. Personaly I'd probably do the master work at at least double that pixel count in each dimension, or 3108 x 4350 pixels. Working at an upsampled resolution has a lot of advantages if your computer has sufficient capacity.
Then I'd ask the photographers to submit their work at moderately high resolution, for example, as at least 20 megabyte files (which implies at or more than about 6 megapixels = 3000 x 2000 pixels). Specifying file sizes in "megabytes" is a common photographic practice; they should know what you want and they'll ask for exceptions if they can't provide images at the megapixel count you're requesting. Of course, you'll have to use your judgment about whether they're acceptable at any size submitted, and you can choose to transform them as needed. Maybe in the end for a particular image you might throw away a lot of that resolution by making an image much smaller in your layout, but at least you didn't come up short on resolution and detail if/when you really needed it.
During the work and when you're all done with the layout, save your master file as a .psd at the full resolution, then create a downsized image for printing using the Image Size function with [ ] Resample to reduce your image to the final output resolution of 355 pixels/inch, and the 4.375 x 6.125 inches size. Save this in a different file, compatible with the printing requirements.
These are just some examples of the choices you might make. I hope it helps with your understanding.
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