Macbook Pro specs for 4k video editing

Good morning, I have been asked to source a computer (Macbook Pro) for a small film and media production company. The camera operator/photographer will be using Final Cut Pro and Adobe Photoshop. Their footage will be a mix of 1080HD and 4k and all storage will be on external drives, there will be very little on the computer itself.

I have my own Macbook Pro M1 Max, 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU, 32GB unified memory and 2TB SSD storage, which works like a dream and flies through my 4k editing.

The company does not want the top-range expense of my computer, but they do recognise the need for one that works very well to handle 4k footage. Because I only know mine, I'm not sure what to suggest for them, could anyone help with perhaps a step or two down from mine but still equally capable to run 4k and Final Cut (note: this is a film / photo editing computer only. It will not have much other software on it).

MacbookPro: M2 Pro or M2 Max ?

16" - yes

32GB memory - yes

1TB SSD storage - I think enough, considering all media will be on external drives.

CPU and GPU - options for 12CPU and 19 or 38 GPU

I have this one option to get them a really good usable computer but I know they do have a budget, so have to get them the best for the bucks, without compromising on speed and efficiency running 4k editing.

Many thanks in advance.