Aperture add keywords from iPad

I'm looking at a way to add keywords per image from my new iPad (2012), then sync / update the Aperture 3 DB on the Mac.
The problem is that the library is huge and there are many keywords created already (1000+), so I don't want an app that proceeds by offering the selection of keywords, that would take ages [there is an average of 10 keywords per picture, each of them would have to be found from a list of 1000...].
Ideally the input of keywords would be like on Aperture, in the Metadata / Keywords field: input a comma separated list of keywords (so, from the ipad keyboard [assisted by the bluetooth kb]).
What would you recommend?
I'm a developer myself and may write a script on the Mac if necessary - I just don't know where to look at.

Soren Maigaard wrote:
Is this possible
Yes, Ottomanic Importer (@v3.6) has built in support for folder names as keywords upon import.
But note: you can already use folder name in library filter and smart collections - are you sure you need such metadata replicated as keywords too?
How I would answer that question:
* If adding in place: no.
* if copying or moving (into a shallower folder structure, with a simplified naming scheme): yes.
Rob

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Message was edited by: strathglass

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