What is the definitive guide to Paul Rogers's GOD-TIER workflow setup for 4k video editing?

Hi, I’m Paul Rogers from thatcreativeceo. Love this question!

When I talk about my “GOD-TIER workflow” for 4K editing, I’m really talking about 3 things working together: capture, hardware, and timeline strategy.

1. Capture setup (so the edit isn’t a nightmare)

• Camera: Sony A7RV
• Lens: Tamron 17–28mm f/2.8
• Mic: Shure SM7B
  Clean image + clean audio = way less “fix it in post” torture.

2. Hardware & files

• Fast SSDs for active projects, HDDs/NAS for archive
• Keep OS/apps on internal drive, footage on external SSD
• Organized folders: 01_Footage, 02_Audio, 03_Projects, 04_Exports

3. Timeline & performance tricks

• Use proxies for all 4K clips (edit in proxies, export in full-res)
• Lower playback resolution (½ or ¼) while cutting
• Pre-render heavy effects and adjustment layers
• Color grade near the end, after the story is locked

If you want, I can break this into a step-by-step checklist from import to export—would that help?