Migrating to iPhoto from Picasa (PC) - Automatic Album Creation?

Hey everyone,
I'm migrating my photo library from my PC using Picasa to iPhoto finally. My folder structure is that each album has its own folder. With close to 100 albums, I'd like to just have them import into iPhoto as albums. I notice that if I drag an individual folder into iPhoto that it creates an album and roll for that folder. However, if I do a folder with multiple subfolders in it, only ONE album is created (while a roll is created for each subfolder)
Basically, does anyone know of a way to either:
1) Creates an album from each film roll automatically
2) Import multiple folders, creating individual albums
Thanks so much!

Neema:
iPhotoTool 1.1 will do what you want.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
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