Automate 'Load files into stack' and save as new file

Hello there,
I hope someone can help me with the following issue:
I have 300 folders, each containing 100 images which I need to open as layers, change the opacity to 1% for every layer, flatten the image and then save as a new file. So for every folder I would need one new file generated from the 100 originals.
I know how to do it manually, i.e. load every folder with the 'Load files into stack' command and let an action run for the rest, but that does take some time with 300 folders. Maybe someone knows how to manipulate the 'load files into stack' script so that it does the job independently.
Thank you for your answers.

I think you would be better off starting from scratch with a new script for the design and structure of the 'Load files into stack' script is not easy to comprehend.
I guess that’s sound advice.
But another point, leroybak:
What are you trying to achieve here anyway?
If you want to »blend a movie into one image« like a continuous exposure of the whole movie on photographic paper (and it has been done) changing all layers opacity to 1% might be not altogether the ideal route.
Instead converting the Layers to one Smart Object and invoking Layer > Smart Layers > Stack Mode > Mean might be better in that all layers contribute to the resulting values equally.

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