Editing Photographs in Xara

[ss-kalm]

Not sure who can help me here, but I have some issues. I dropped a Sony RAW file into Xara to edit a overhead wire that was in the picture.

Two things became immediately apparent - Compare taken with Faststone Image Viewer showing original *.ARW file (left) and Xara *.jpg (right)

1. Viewing the *arw file in Zoner Photo Studio the file is apparently 4912 x 2760 which is about 16:9 which is what the photo is supposed to have been shot at. Xara has resized it to 4928 x 3276 which is probably what the camera actually shot, and is about 3:2. Not sure why that is. Can anyone explain?

2. The only editing done was a "Photo Heal" to remove the offending overhead wire. What is also very obvious is that Xara thinks the picture is much brighter than it was. IS this something I have done (or NOT done)?

I know Xara's tools can easily darken it up again, but should it need to .... Why did the exposure change so drastically?

Thanks.