Import folders to Itunes and convert bitrate.

I have some 400+ folders relating to 400+ albums I have ripped to 320bps.
This is a Windows XP machine and the folder format is:-
C:\User\Mp3\Folder 1, C:\User\Mp3\Folder 2.....C:\User\Mp3\Folder 444
I need to retain the original folder format as they are played from my PC through my Hifi; they are backed up off this machine!
I want to convert all the files in these folders to 128bps so that I can put them on my 20GB Ipod.
Every suggestion I have seen seems to mean that I can only do this at file level; opening 400+ folders and selecting the, 4367, files is going to be some task.
Is there a way that Itunes can import these folders AND convert to 128bps?

Thank you for your advice.
I should explain what I want. I have spent the last month or so ripping my CD collection and storing the results in folders of my choice.
We mainly play the MP3s on our PC using Winamp with the Dynamic Library plugin that allows me to just select a folder which is normally just one album. This means that we don't have to setup play lists to listen to a symphony.
The Ipod is really my wife's. I use a Palm TX to listen to music on the move. I load MP3s onto SD cards and the Palm will again play a folders worth i.e an album from that.
So I need to retain the folder structure I have setup on my PC.
Using Advance > Convert Selection does create a folder structure but not in my way. I creates an Artist folder then a Album folder. I would have to select only the album folders for my Palm; 400 separate selections and I would have to amend every one because my chosen folder name has the Artist or the Composer as the first part of the folder name e.g Beethoven Symphony No 1, Elvis Presley The Collection Vol 1 etc This structure works very well in Dynamic Library and my Palm.
I have found some software that converts to 128 and keeps my folder structure but it loses some of the Tag information.
Before I start looking for other software I thought I would see if Itunes can do the conversion. I suppose I was hoping for a button that said keep users folder structure and names!
Any further advice would be appreciated

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