A print data creation apparatus for creating print data in band units may comprise an obtaining device, a decompressed data creation device, a band determination device, a deletion device, a data range storage device, a data range specifying device, and a print data creation device. The obtaining device obtains compressed data of one or more image objects. The decompressed data creation device creates decompressed data by decompressing the compressed data of the one or more image objects in partial units. The band determination device determines, for each decompressed data created by the decompressed data creation device, to which band the decompressed data is necessary. The deletion device deletes the decompressed data that the band has been determined by the band determination device. The data range storage device stores, based on information determined by the band determination device, for each band, an association of the band and a data range of the compressed data that is necessary for creating print data corresponding to the band. The data range specifying device specifies, based on information stored in the data range storage device, a data range of compressed data associated with a band of which print data is to be created. The print data creation device creates print data from compressed data within the data range specified by the data range specifying device.