Index: input/input.c
===================================================================
--- input/input.c	(revision 32011)
+++ input/input.c	(working copy)
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
   { MP_CMD_RADIO_STEP_FREQ, "radio_step_freq", 1, { {MP_CMD_ARG_FLOAT,{0}}, {-1,{0}} } },
 #endif
   { MP_CMD_SEEK, "seek", 1, { {MP_CMD_ARG_FLOAT,{0}}, {MP_CMD_ARG_INT,{0}}, {-1,{0}} } },
+  { MP_CMD_EDL_LOADFILE, "edl_loadfile", 1, { {MP_CMD_ARG_STRING, {0}}, {-1,{0}} } },
   { MP_CMD_EDL_MARK, "edl_mark", 0, { {-1,{0}} } },
   { MP_CMD_AUDIO_DELAY, "audio_delay", 1, { {MP_CMD_ARG_FLOAT,{0}}, {MP_CMD_ARG_INT,{0}}, {-1,{0}} } },
   { MP_CMD_SPEED_INCR, "speed_incr", 1, { {MP_CMD_ARG_FLOAT,{0}}, {-1,{0}} } },
Index: input/input.h
===================================================================
--- input/input.h	(revision 32011)
+++ input/input.h	(working copy)
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
   MP_CMD_GET_PERCENT_POS,
   MP_CMD_SUB_STEP,
   MP_CMD_TV_SET_CHANNEL,
+  MP_CMD_EDL_LOADFILE,
   MP_CMD_EDL_MARK,
   MP_CMD_SUB_ALIGNMENT,
   MP_CMD_TV_LAST_CHANNEL,
Index: mplayer.c
===================================================================
--- mplayer.c	(revision 32011)
+++ mplayer.c	(working copy)
@@ -2611,6 +2611,13 @@
     }
 }
 
+static void edl_loadfile(void)
+{
+    if (edl_filename) {
+        if (edl_records) {
+            free_edl(edl_records);
+        }
+        next_edl_record = edl_records = edl_parse_file();
+    }
+}
 
 // style & SEEK_ABSOLUTE == 0 means seek relative to current position, == 1 means absolute
 // style & SEEK_FACTOR == 0 means amount in seconds, == 2 means fraction of file length
@@ -3206,11 +3213,8 @@
         if(use_filename_title && vo_wintitle == NULL)
             vo_wintitle = strdup ( mp_basename2 (filename));
     }
+    edl_loadfile();
 
-if (edl_filename) {
-    if (edl_records) free_edl(edl_records);
-    next_edl_record = edl_records = edl_parse_file();
-}
 if (edl_output_filename) {
     if (edl_fd) fclose(edl_fd);
     if ((edl_fd = fopen(edl_output_filename, "w")) == NULL)
@@ -3971,6 +3975,13 @@
   int brk_cmd = 0;
   while( !brk_cmd && (cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(0,0,0)) != NULL) {
       brk_cmd = run_command(mpctx, cmd);
+      switch (cmd->id) {
+      case MP_CMD_EDL_LOADFILE:
+          if (edl_filename) free(edl_filename);
+          edl_filename = strdup(cmd->args[0].v.s);
+          edl_loadfile();
+          break;    
+      }
       mp_cmd_free(cmd);
       if (brk_cmd == 2)
 	  goto goto_enable_cache;
Index: command.c
===================================================================
--- command.c	(revision 32011)
+++ command.c	(working copy)
@@ -2601,6 +2601,9 @@
             }
             break;
 
+        case MP_CMD_EDL_LOADFILE:
+            break;
+            
         case MP_CMD_EDL_MARK:
             if (edl_fd) {
                 float v = sh_video ? sh_video->pts :