Can't find the equivalent of LR Whites adjustment in DXO PhotoLab

[haralampi]

I’ve been testing DXO Photolab lately and considering switching from Lightroom. In LR I am very used to the Whites slider in the basic adjustments. But I can’t seem to find such a slider nor I can see another tool that can achieve the same effect. Am I missing something here?

Thanks for the help!

[OXiDant (Peter)]

If you read this you might get up to speed.

Understanding Selective Tone control

I see that I’ve run into a topic that’s been discussed in several other posts and at great length. However, I believe this post may add some clarity to those. The purpose of this post is to help you understand what the Selective Tone sliders do and why you might want to consider using the Tonal Curve as an alternative. NOTE: I’ve included a summary of the extensive discussion at the bottom of this post. There are other alternatives besides the Tone Curve. If you want to vote for a change in b…

[Egregius ([Greg] (Micro 4/3 + Win11))]

Also this:

More "smart" operation of the "Selective tone" section

Although “Exposure compenstaion” and “DxO Smart Lighting” produce good results in high tonal range scenes (bright lights / very dark shadows), it would be useful if “Selective tones” worked better. I have the impression that the Highlights, Shadows and Blacks sliders don’t produce as good effects as the competition. Just compare it with Lightroom - now it’s its only advantage.

[haralampi]

Thanks, that’s the info I needed!

[Fixx]

Normal work flow would be: set black point, set white point, set gamma. If this is not enough, tweak curves.
Raw developers often use exposure and contrast tools instead which just make exact processing harder. Tools mentioned in this thread complicate process even more.

[John-M (Melbourne, Australia - Win10)]

@Fixx

Normal work flow would be: set black point, set white point, set gamma. If this is not enough, tweak curves.

Normal work flow for LR ? … One of the reasons I prefer using PhotoLab is that I don’t need to go thru these mundane steps for every image.

John M

[Fixx]

@John-M

using PhotoLab is that I don’t need to go thru these mundane steps for every image.

Normal for any graphics software. Setting white and black points is far preferable to using exposure and brightness which often are intermixed and may produce unexpected results. Of course software can do this automatically which far reduces the mundane-ness.