Exposure versus brightness in LR4.0

[Harry Briels]

I am a Lightroom fan since LR 1.0 and at present I am user of LR3.6, with LR4.0 received but not yet installed.
After all these years I am still not confident with the use of Exposure versus Brightness. I know that Exposure influences the overall brightness with greater effect in the high values and that Brightness compresses the tones in the image towards the highlight end.
When I open an image in LR Exposure is 0,0 and Brightness 50. I use a Leica M9.
Often I first reduce Brightness and then increase Exposure.
Doing so has become a habit! Without knowing exactly "why"?
I wonder whether in LR4.0 the way how to apply the combination of exposure and brightness will be clearer?

 

[RikkFlohr]

Lightroom 4 has no Brightness slider in the new Process Version tool set. Exposure and Brightness have been melded into a single tool. Clearer, yes. There is only one from which to choose! :grin:

 

[Harry Briels]

Lightroom 4 has no Brightness slider in the new Process Version tool set. Exposure and Brightness have been melded into a single tool. Clearer, yes. There is only one from which to choose! :grin:

Rikk: That is good news and seems to prove that the exposure and brightness slider functions were somewhat confusing or in conflict with each other?