Batch combine/merge different folders into 1 image?

I have a large set of images I need to batch process from 2 different folders, I want to combine 2 of the images into 1 psd, add a curve between the 2 layers, then save.
These images will ultimatly be imported into Premier for a video so the sequence is large. I have to do it this way because all of the models used are not compatible with the same set of lights.
Adding the custom curve action with Batch is easy, but photoshop does not seem to grasp the locations, sequences and outputs of the files. Is there a way to do this?
Open Folder1/BottomLayer001.png,
add saved custom curve,
Open Folder2/topImage001.png,
save to Folder3/Batch001.psd.
I'm thinking Imay have to use a script to do so, but I have no clue howabout doing that. I am in no way a coder.
Thank you

Only you know the logical order of you assets, how you want to combine pairs and the output files you want. There is no magic built into Photoshop. You right that Photoshop can be scripted and a script could most likely be written to do what you want to do. However you do not know Photoshop Scripting and likely you not a programmer. Which will require the least amount of time. You doing it all manually. Or you teaching yourself a support Photoshop scripting language that works on your platform. If you use windows and Mac platforms that would requite the language to be Javascript for a common solution. After you learn Javascript you need to learn Adobe Photoshop DOM for scripting Photoshop its limits and learn to use Adobe Photoshop Plug-in scriptlistener to get around the limits of Adobe Photoshop DOM. Design a Batch Process then Program and debug the process. Then run the batch process with your assets..
An other approach is to search the Web for a Photoshop script designed to do something similar to what you want. Download that script. If that script was not saved in binary you may be able to hack it to do what you want.
If you need the output by some date that is not far off. I would suggest that you start doing it manually or hire a Photoshop Script programmer you will help them learn what you want done so they can design and code a Photoshop Script the will meat your needs.
There is a Photoshop Scripting forum here and process similar to your have been discussed in threads. There may be some script there that may be helpful and users over there that can help you. I hack at Photoshop Scripting for I do have a very old programming background. I do participate in that forum however I'm not a Photoshop scripting expert I just get by.

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