Index: input/input.c
===================================================================
--- input/input.c	(revision 32039)
+++ 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 32039)
+++ 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: DOCS/tech/slave.txt
===================================================================
--- DOCS/tech/slave.txt	(revision 32039)
+++ DOCS/tech/slave.txt	(working copy)
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
         prev
         mouse
 
+edl_loadfile <filename>
+    Load new EDL file
+
 edl_mark
     Write the current position into the EDL file.
 
Index: mplayer.c
===================================================================
--- mplayer.c	(revision 32039)
+++ mplayer.c	(working copy)
@@ -2533,6 +2533,17 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+static void edl_loadfile(void)
+{
+    if (edl_filename) {
+        if (edl_records) {
+            free_edl(edl_records);
+            edl_needs_reset = 1;
+        }
+        next_edl_record = edl_records = edl_parse_file();
+    }
+}
+
 // Execute EDL command for the current position if one exists
 static void edl_update(MPContext *mpctx)
 {
@@ -3211,10 +3222,7 @@
             vo_wintitle = strdup ( mp_basename2 (filename));
     }
 
-if (edl_filename) {
-    if (edl_records) free_edl(edl_records);
-    next_edl_record = edl_records = edl_parse_file();
-}
+    edl_loadfile();
 if (edl_output_filename) {
     if (edl_fd) fclose(edl_fd);
     if ((edl_fd = fopen(edl_output_filename, "w")) == NULL)
@@ -3975,6 +3983,14 @@
   int brk_cmd = 0;
   while( !brk_cmd && (cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(0,0,0)) != NULL) {
       brk_cmd = run_command(mpctx, cmd);
+      if (cmd->id == MP_CMD_EDL_LOADFILE) {
+          if (edl_filename) free(edl_filename);
+          edl_filename = strdup(cmd->args[0].v.s);
+          if (edl_filename)
+              edl_loadfile();
+          else  
+              mp_msg(MSGT_CPLAYER, MSGL_ERR, MSGTR_EdlOutOfMemFile, cmd->args[0].v.s);
+      }
       mp_cmd_free(cmd);
       if (brk_cmd == 2)
 	  goto goto_enable_cache;
Index: mplayer.h
===================================================================
--- mplayer.h	(revision 32039)
+++ mplayer.h	(working copy)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 extern int stream_cache_size;
 extern int autosync;
-
+extern double start_pts;
 extern int frame_dropping;
 
 extern int auto_quality;
Index: help/help_mp-en.h
===================================================================
--- help/help_mp-en.h	(revision 32039)
+++ help/help_mp-en.h	(working copy)
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 
 // --- edit decision lists
 #define MSGTR_EdlOutOfMem "Can't allocate enough memory to hold EDL data.\n"
+#define MSGTR_EdlOutOfMemFile "Can't allocate enough memory to hold EDL file name [%s].\n"
 #define MSGTR_EdlRecordsNo "Read %d EDL actions.\n"
 #define MSGTR_EdlQueueEmpty "There are no EDL actions to take care of.\n"
 #define MSGTR_EdlCantOpenForWrite "Can't open EDL file [%s] for writing.\n"