Is it possible to sync photos from a finder folder AND Aperture at once?

Hello!
I have a folder of images in Finder that I wish to sync to my brand new iPad. Said images include things like desktops, artwork, and other things that I want in the iPad, but not in Aperture. I also have a few constantly changing albums in Aperture I'd like to keep in sync with the iPad. Unfortunately, while iTunes makes it easy to sync from Finder OR Aperture, I don't see a way to sync from both at the same time. Is there a way to do this? Or, is it possible to merely drag the files from the finder to the iPad, without importing them into Aperture?
Thanks for suggestions,
-Dan

As far as I can tell no you can't. I use Aperture and Lightroom. What I've done with use iPhoto as my iPad photo app and I only put the photos I need on the iPad in there. Not the most efficient for space on the computer but works well for the iPad since I get only the specific albums I want on there. I separate things into albums for photos, wallpapers, etc...

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