Re: Tough Sell
Real "media people" do indeed use the best tools at hand - sadly Gimp isn't one of those tools (unless you've been bludgeoned into it by working at an all-Linux studio which fortunately I've never had to).
That's not to say there aren't some fantastic creative applications on Linux - Modo, Nuke, Mari, DaVinci Resolve and more - Gimp and Blender aren't even the same sport though.