Depending on your rig's capabilities, you may get stuck in editing Nikon Coolpix AW120 MXF video clips in Apple iMovie for Mac. If that's the case, transcoding Nikon Coolpix AW120 MXF media into AIC .mov format will ensure a better playback and editing experience in iMovie. Check this article and learn how to process Nikon Coolpix AW120 MXF footage to iMovie conversion in simple steps.
"iMovie won't import my Nikon Coolpix AW120 MXF files after updated to macOS High Sierra. Why did this happen? Is there anything I can do to solve the issue? Any help would be appreciated."
After an update it is a good idea to delete preferences to clear out any possible corrupted preferences caused by the update process. Try opening iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys, and then selecting to delete preferences in the box that appears. See if that solves it. If not, try converting the Nikon Coolpix AW120 MXF files to Apple InterMediate Codec encoded QuickTime MOV format with the following Video Converter for Mac.

Step 2: Select output format for iMovie Click "Profile" to select "iMovie and Final Cut Express" > "Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)" as output format. AIC .mov is iMovie's favorite editing codec, which iMovie will read and handle well.

Tips: If necessary, you can click "Settings" button to modify video and audio parameters like encoder, resolution, frame rate, bitrate, aspect ratio, sample rate, and audio channels. You can also "enable 3D Settings" to add 3D effect to your source media.

Step 3: Click "Convert" to start Nikon Coolpix AW120 MXF video to iMovie conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, click "Open Folder" to get the generated AIC .mov files for editing in iMovie with optimum performance. Hope it helps.

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