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If you know a graphics professional, or are one, be sure to take a look at this list and for some great gift ideas this holiday season.

1. Adobe Creative Suite 3
Chances are a graphics professional already has some version of Adobe's graphics suite. If they're still on an older version, treat them with a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 3. Of course, the heart of the suite is Photoshop. The latest version brings some great features including Smart Filters, which allows you to composite various filters on to your images, and rearrange them to produce a different effect. (www.adobe.com, starts at $1599)

2. Lynda.com Tutorials
Now along with Adobe Creative Suite 3, you might want to throw in a little extra for learning all those great new features inside of Photoshop or Dreamweaver. Not to worry, Lynda.com is here to help. Lynda Weinman co-founded the company along with her husband, and offer training DVDs by trained professionals that allow you to get the most out of a certain application. (www.lynda.com)

3. Wacom Intuos3 Graphics Pen Tablet
In addition to using a mouse with Photoshop or any other graphics application, you can also use a tablet for more precise editing. We recommend the Wacom Intuos3 which comes in a range of sizes from 4x6" to the huge 12x19" model. They're super easy to use, and can also be used for other handwriting-enabled applications, not just Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter. (www.wacom.com, starts at $199)

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