Brightness in LR Classic print module: how to mimic in PS

In general, i'd like to find a print workflow that stays away from using this control in LR as it is applied without any feedback and I have nmo idea what it does. Precompensating in PS or even LR would be better.

By @zuru7286100

Yes, you’re right. The Brightness setting in the Print module isn’t tied to any color management, it was thrown in as a blunt instrument just to help with dark prints, and it is better if its use can be avoided because its results aren’t easily repeatable or calibrated.

Do you know what luminance level your display is calibrated or profiled to? You might already know this, but especially with today’s super bright displays, if display luminance is set too high, prints seem dark just because there’s no way the brightness of paper can match a maxed-out display that’s its own light source.

Your idea of adding a Brightness adjustment layer is OK, I sometimes do it with a Curves adjustment layer. This type of printer compensation adjustment is best done if soft-proofing is set up properly and enabled. And if I create multiple adjustment layers that are printer-specific, I put into a layer group so I can turn off the entire group in one click if exporting for online viewing, or printing on a different printer that needs different adjustments.

What is the monitor brightness value you use in the calibration? Prints darker than you expect are a sign that your monitor brightness is too high.

I find printing in LrC to be so much easier than PS