Photo too bright...

Just had another problem photo. Not only was this photo impossible to get right with the basics (yes, by my definition), even the tone curve couldn't rescue it, nor could clarity. Never got to locals yet...
If you share my interest - to help identify problems with PV2012 (as opposed to trying to convince yourself that there aren't any), then please PM me for the raw.
Here's the histogram of the PV2010 version that I liked so well:
Here's the histogram of the PV2012 version with highlights and shadows both at -100:
Note: having shadows & highlights at -100 in order to knock back the brightness *almost* enough is just one symptom of the problem(s).
I tried lots of other settings based on different combos of exposure and contrast..., but none really provided the magic bullet)
Note: the goal was not to match PV2010 just for kicks - the goal was to come up with a pleasing photo, which I was not able to do (to my satisfaction) with PV2012, but I was able to do with PV2010.
In anticipation of the strategy of riddling the histogram comparison with machine-gun fire, since the image target has been hidden - no matter what you say - I didn't like the results of PV2012 processing quite as well as PV2010, no matter what I did.
Note: this was a low contrast shot, with a significant contrast boost which seemed essential for any of the results to be pleasing.
PS - This is a photo where I would like to have had the default shadow recovery *on*, but the default highlight recovery *off* - neither increasing whites nor tone curve could restore the tonality of the top-most highlights.
Also - there were no red highilghts in this photo at all (only yellow) - the PV2012 process version did not preserve color integrity in the highlights - luckily this was fixable using the new channel curves. - actually a simple white-balance adjustment does it ok-ish too, but still begs the question of why such a color shift with the different process versions (even after achieving similar tonality) - doncha think?
Rob

You have probably found the answer to your question by now, but just in case, the brightness controls (found on the right side of the screen, on the keyboard and in system preferences) allow you to lower the brightness to about 100 (which is lower than most recommendations for a LCD screen), at least on a 30" display. Make sure that the brightness controls are not locked (see system preferences - display).
I find the cinema display nothing short of amazing for photo editing purposes.
Hope this helps.

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