How to flip multiple frames using batch command

Question

Using Fireworks 8.
I have a document with over 200 frames. In the "Command"
--> "Batch Commands" menu I have the option of rotating and or
blurring multiple or individual frames.
What I'd really like to do is flip all 200 frames
horizontally but there is no option to do this simultaneously.
Or is there?
Tell me I'm not stuck with the only option of flipping each
frame individually.
I flipped one frame and saved my actions as a command but
this "Flip" command could not be applied to multiple frames.
Help me out.
Thanx.

Answer 1

You'll need to use the onion skinning feature of the Frames
panel, as
Alex indicated.
Go to the frames panel. Set all frames to onion skinning (the
box on the
left side of each frame - click on the top frame in the onion
skin box,
then click on the bottom frame. You will see a line
connecting all the
frames) then click and drag over your entire canvas area to
select all
the frames. If you saved the command, you will find it at the
bottom of
the Commands menu.
This does work, I just did it.
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Cashcomm wrote:
>
quote:
MODIFY > TRANSFORM > FLIP HORIZONTAL. Do it once then go
to the history
> panel and save this as a custom command. You can then
access it from the
> batch operations.
> However this will only affect the first frame on the top
layer unless
> the other frames or layers are manually selected.
>
> Thanks for your answer Jim. I did just as you described.
I selected fram 1,
> then I selected the layer in that fram from the layers
panel. I flipped it usig
> the MODIFY, TRANSFORM menu. From the history panel I
saved this command as
> "FLIP".
> I then selected frames 2-10 holding down the SHIFT key.
Then I went to the
> Command menu and selected my 'FLIP" command and got an
error message telling me
> that it could not apply.
> I tried to find where my Flip command is saved thinking
that if I go into
> explorer and drag it to the Batch Command folder that I
could use it. BUt I
> couldn't find my FLIP command even though it works
perfectly if I am changing
> one fram at a time and only then if I select the layer
in that frame first.
>
> Apparently saved commands don't work on multiple
frames.
>
> So I'm in a position where I would have to use the flip
command or MODIFY -->
> TRANSFORM command manuall on each fram individually.
>
> This is frustrating.
>